Palace
Badminton House
England
- Architect
- William Kent
- Heritage status
- Grade I listed building
- Location
- Badminton
- Coordinates
- 51.5455°, -2.28045°
- Open data
- Wikidata Q2628510
- Links
- Wikimedia Commons
Description
Badminton House is a large country house and Grade I listed building in Badminton, Gloucestershire, England. It has been the principal seat of the Dukes of Beaufort since the late 17th century. The house, which has given its name to the sport of badminton, is set among 52,000 acres (21,000 ha) of land. The gardens and park surrounding the house are listed at Grade I on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens.
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In the rankings
Badminton House ranks #900 of 9,902 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #80 of the 397 mapped in England. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 44,481 times in the last 60 days, more than 99% of the atlas. 5 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Bristol, 24 km away. See how England compares in the castle statistics.
Castles nearby
- Little Solsbury Hill15 km · England
- Thornbury Castle19 km · England
- Berkeley Castle20 km · England
- Midford Castle22 km · England
More castles in England
- Knebworth HouseEngland
- Blickling HallEngland · 17th century
- CragsideEngland · 19th century
- Houghton HallEngland · 18th century
