Baddesley Clinton (village)

Baddesley Clinton is a village and civil parish in Warwickshire, England,[1] about 5+1⁄2 miles (9 km) southeast of Solihull. The village has Anglo-Saxon origins. It is believed that at some point it was settled by an Anglo-Saxon called Baeddi, Badde or Bade as a clearing in the Forest of Arden to graze cattle. Such a clearing was called a leah or ley – hence Badde's Ley which became Baddesley.[2] Through most the medieval era, the village was part of Hampton in Arden. In 1290 it passed to the de Clinton family. The de Clintons were a powerful Norman family of the area and held Maxstoke Castle, Brandon Castle and Kenilworth Castle at various times. It was at this point that it became known as Baddesley Clinton.[3] The village is famed for its National Trust property, Baddesley Clinton. The village also has a Grade II listed church dedicated to St Michael,[4] which shares a Rector with St Mary the Virgin's church in the nearby parish of Lapworth.[5]

Baddesley Clinton
St Michael's Church, Baddesley Clinton
Baddesley Clinton is located in Warwickshire
Baddesley Clinton
Baddesley Clinton
Location within Warwickshire
Area5.519 km2 (2.131 sq mi)
Population182 (2011 census)
• Density33/km2 (85/sq mi)
Civil parish
  • Baddesley Clinton
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSolihull
Postcode districtB93

References
  1. "Election Maps". Ordnance Survey. Archived from the original on 10 August 2014. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  2. "Baddesley Clinton Key to English Place-names". The University of Nottingham. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  3. "Baddesley's beginnings". National Trust. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  4. "St Michael's Church, Baddesley Clinton". National Trust. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  5. Archbishops' Council, St Michael's Baddesley Clinton, A Church near you, accessed 16 August 2022


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