Badminton House

Badminton House
Type	Country house
Location	Badminton, Gloucestershire
Coordinates	51°32′42″N 2°16′50″W / 51.5449°N 2.2805°W / 51.5449; -2.2805
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
Location of Badminton House in Gloucestershire

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]