Great Badminton
Major Settlement in the Parish of Great Badminton
Historical Forms
- Badimyncgtun 972 BCS1282 10th
- Madmintvne (sic) 1086 DB
- Badminton', Badmintun, Badmyntun c.1200 BM 1220 Fees 1274 RH 1285 Ch 1460 Pat
- Magna Badmyntun 1291 Tax 1303 FA 1721 PR
- Great Badmyntun 1706 ib
- Badmyngtun 1287 Ass 1461 Pat
- magna Badmyngtun 1558 Surv
- Badynton', Badinton' 1221 Ass
- Mangna Badinton' 1287 ib
Etymology
'Farmstead associated with Baduhelm', v. -ing 4 , tūn . The pers.n. is OE Baduhelm or some other name in Badu -. The reduction finds a parallel in Forthampton (ii, 57supra ). 'Great' in relation to Little Badminton (29infra ).