Badminton
Badminton (population 271) is a town and civil parish in Gloucestershire, England. It contains Great Badminton as well as Little Badminton. In 1612 Edward Somerset, 4th Earl of Worcester, bought from Nicholas Boteler his manors of Great and also Little Badminton, called Madmintune in the Domesday Book while one century earlier the name Badimyncgtun was recorded, held by that family members considering that 1275. The village houses the Duke of Beaufort's house, Badminton House, which has been the primary seat of the Somerset family members because the late 17th century. Badminton House likewise offers its name to the sporting activity of badminton. The town is well-known for its equine trials, which take place in very early May every year in the premises of Badminton House.