Badminton was invented long ago; its origins date back at least two thousand years to the game of battledore and shuttlecock played in ancient Greece, India and China.

Badminton took its name from Badminton House in Gloucestershire, the home of the Duke of Beaufort, where the sport was played in the last century. By coincidence, Gloucestershire is now the base for the International Badminton Federation.

Wootton Bassett Badminton Club
Lime Kiln Sports Centre
Club Secretary Moke Fieldsend
1 Yew Tree Lane
Broad Hinton
Swindon
SN4 9RH
Tel: +44(0)1793 731515

Calne Badminton Club
White Horse
Club Secretary Mrs S Carr
55 Ferozeshah Road
Devizes
SN10 2JH
Tel: +44(0)1380 720698

Wiltshire County Badminton Association
www.wiltshirebadminton.co.uk
Wiltshire Badminton association website provides all you need to know for 'badders' in Wiltshire, extracts from "Wiltshire Shuttle" (The Newsletter of the Wiltshire County Badminton Association), Club finder, Information, News, events and Results.. plus more...

Badminton Association of England
www.baofe.co.uk
The Badminton Association of England is the sport's governing body in England and actively promotes and encourages its development from grass roots, through clubs, local leagues and county organisations to the National Squad.

International Badminton Federation
www.intbadfed.org
The Official World Badminton website..