Badminton
Parish in South Gloucestershire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.544, -2.293 |
|---|---|
| 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 miles23.5 km
- Swindon 21.8 miles35 km
- Gloucester 21.5 miles34.6 km
- Bath 11.8 miles19 km
- Kingswood and Fishponds 10.6 miles17 km
- Stroud 14 miles22.5 km
- Trowbridge 15.7 miles25.3 km
- Chipping Sodbury 4.2 miles6.7 km
- Chippenham 9.4 miles15.1 km
- Yate 5.7 miles9.2 km
- Frome 24 miles38.7 km
- Portishead 21.3 miles34.3 km
Neighbouring places
- Badminton Built-up area 0.5 miles0.7 km
- Acton Turville Built-up area 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Luckington Built-up area 2.5 miles4 km
- Hawkesbury Parish 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Sopworth Parish 2.8 miles4.6 km
- Hawkesbury Upton Built-up area 2.8 miles4.6 km
- Old Sodbury Built-up area 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Chipping Sodbury & Cotswold Edge Ward 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Sodbury Parish 3 miles4.8 km
- Nettleton Parish 3 miles4.8 km
- Tormarton Built-up area 3.1 miles5 km
- West Kington Built-up area 3.5 miles5.6 km
Example postcodes in Badminton
GL9 1ER, GL9 1DD, GL9 1EH, GL9 1EU, GL9 1ET, GL9 1DF, GL9 1DJ, GL9 1ES, GL9 1JH … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 21.4 miles34.5 km
- Cardiff Airport 46.3 miles74.6 km
- Yate Railway Station 6 miles9.6 km
- Chippenham Railway Station 9.5 miles15.3 km
Hotels near Badminton Ad
- Crown Inn at Tolldown 4 4.5 miles7.2 km
- The Manor House Hotel and Golf Club 5 4.3 miles7 km
- The Castle Inn 4 4.4 miles7.1 km
- Lucknam Park Hotel 5 6.4 miles10.3 km
- The White Hart 5.6 miles9.1 km
- Whatley Manor 5 6.8 miles10.9 km
- The Players Golf Club 4.2 miles6.7 km
- The Hare & Hounds Hotel 4 6.2 miles10 km
- The Close Hotel 4 8.6 miles13.9 km
- Best Western Compass Inn 3 3.3 miles5.3 km
Local points of interest
- Westonbirt Arboretum Gardens 5.1 miles8.2 km
- Dyrham Park Historic site 5.6 miles8.9 km
- Kingswood Abbey Historic site 6.5 miles10.5 km
- Hartham Country house 7.7 miles12.3 km
- Bath Racecourse Recreation 10 miles16.1 km
- Stanley Abbey (Wiltshire) Historic site 10.4 miles16.8 km
- Oldbury Court Estate Estate 10.9 miles17.5 km
- The New Lawn Stadium 11 miles17.7 km
- College Road Allotments Gardens 11.1 miles17.8 km
- Cotswold Hills Hill 11.1 miles17.8 km
- Fashion Museum Museum 11.3 miles18.1 km
- Jane Austen Centre Museum 11.4 miles18.4 km