Badminton
Parish in South Gloucestershire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.544, -2.293 |
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| OS grid ref: | ST 79 82 |
| Population: | 271 |
| Dialling code: | 01454 (Chipping Sodbury) |
Badminton is a small, largely rural village and civil parish in South Gloucestershire, on the southern edge of the Cotswolds in Gloucestershire. It is dominated by the great estate centred on Badminton House, a historic country house with extensive parkland and 18th‑century landscaping, and the village retains a quiet, estate‑village character surrounded by farmland and woods.
Despite its modest size the area punches above its weight culturally and economically: the estate hosts shooting, farming and visitor activities, and each spring the grounds stage the internationally famed Badminton Horse Trials, an event first held after the Second World War, while the sport of badminton itself is said to have been popularised at the house in the 19th century. The community remains closely tied to the estate, with tourism and equestrian interests supplementing traditional agriculture.
Postcode districts covering Badminton
Most populated places nearby
- Bristol 14.6 miles
- Swindon 21.8 miles
- Gloucester 21.5 miles
- Bath 11.8 miles
- Kingswood and Fishponds 10.6 miles
- Stroud 14 miles
- Trowbridge 15.7 miles
- Chipping Sodbury 4.2 miles
- Chippenham 9.4 miles
- Yate 5.7 miles
- Frome 24 miles
- Portishead 21.3 miles
Neighbouring places
- Badminton Built-up area 0.5 miles
- Acton Turville Built-up area 1.4 miles
- Luckington Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Hawkesbury Parish 2.7 miles
- Sopworth Parish 2.8 miles
- Hawkesbury Upton Built-up area 2.8 miles
- Old Sodbury Built-up area 2.9 miles
- Chipping Sodbury & Cotswold Edge Ward 2.9 miles
- Sodbury Parish 3 miles
- Nettleton Parish 3 miles
- Tormarton Built-up area 3.1 miles
- West Kington Built-up area 3.5 miles
Example postcodes in Badminton
GL9 1JH, GL9 1AA, GL9 1EJ, GL9 1EP, GL9 1DH, GL9 1EL, GL9 1DL, GL9 1ES, GL9 1EH … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 21.4 miles
- Cardiff Airport 46.3 miles
- Yate Railway Station 6 miles
- Chippenham Railway Station 9.5 miles
Hotels near Badminton Ad
- Crown Inn at Tolldown 4 4.5 miles
- The Manor House Hotel and Golf Club 5 4.3 miles
- The Castle Inn 4 4.4 miles
- Lucknam Park Hotel 5 6.4 miles
- The White Hart 5.6 miles
- Whatley Manor 5 6.8 miles
- The Hare & Hounds Hotel 4 6.2 miles
- The Players Golf Club 4.2 miles
- The Close Hotel 4 8.6 miles
- Best Western Compass Inn 3 3.3 miles
Local points of interest
- Westonbirt Arboretum Gardens 5.1 miles
- Dyrham Park Historic site 5.6 miles
- Kingswood Abbey Historic site 6.5 miles
- Hartham Country house 7.7 miles
- Bath Racecourse Recreation 10 miles
- Stanley Abbey (Wiltshire) Historic site 10.4 miles
- Oldbury Court Estate Estate 10.9 miles
- The New Lawn Stadium 11 miles
- College Road Allotments Gardens 11.1 miles
- Cotswold Hills Hill 11.1 miles
- Fashion Museum Museum 11.3 miles
- Jane Austen Centre Museum 11.4 miles