Badminton House | |
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Type | Country house |
Location | Badminton, Gloucestershire |
Coordinates | 51°32′42″N 2°16′50″W / 51.5449°N 2.2805°W |
Built | c. 1660–1750 with earlier elements |
Architect | Francis Smith of Warwick, James Gibbs, William Kent |
Architectural style(s) | Palladian |
Governing body | Duke of Beaufort |
Listed Building – Grade I | |
Official name | Badminton House |
Designated | 17 September 1952 |
Reference no. | 1320832 |
Listed Building – Grade I | |
Official name | Worcester Lodge |
Designated | 5 September 1954 |
Reference no. | 1349715 |
Listed Building – Grade II* | |
Official name | Orangery, 50 yards southeast of Church of St Michael and All Angels |
Designated | 17 September 1952 |
Reference no. | 1129313 |
Listed Building – Grade II* | |
Official name | Castle barn, flanking dovecotes and screen walls |
Designated | 10 November 1983 |
Reference no. | 1129344 |
Listed Building – Grade II* | |
Official name | Laundry and dairy house 30 yards west of Badminton House |
Designated | 10 November 1983 |
Reference no. | 1129315 |
Badminton House is a large country house and Grade I Listed Building[1] in Badminton, Gloucestershire, England, which 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.[2]