| Official Name: | Baddesley Clinton |
| Civil Parish: | Baddesley Clinton |
| Country: | England |
| Region: | West Midlands |
| Postcode Area: | B |
| Postcode District: | B93 |
| Hide Services: | Yes |
| Population: | 182 |
| Population Ref: | (2011 census) |
| Area Total Km2: | 5.519 |
| Static Image: | St Michael's Church, Baddesley Clinton 2017 015.jpg |
| Static Image Caption: | St Michael's Church, Baddesley Clinton |
Baddesley Clinton is a village and civil parish in Warwickshire, England,[1] about NaNmiles 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 of 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]