Ellen Badger Hospital

Ellen Badger Hospital
South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust
Ellen Badger Hospital, seen in August 2012
Shown in Warwickshire
Geography
Location	Shipston-on-Stour, Warwickshire, United Kingdom
Coordinates	52°04′00″N1°37′22″W / 52.0668°N 1.6228°W / 52.0668; -1.6228
Organisation
Care system	National Health Service
Type	Community
Services
Emergency department	No Accident & Emergency
History
Opened	1896 (1896)
Links
Website	www.swft.nhs.uk/our-hospitals/ellen-badger-hospital
Lists	Hospitals in the United Kingdom

The Ellen Badger is a small community NHS hospital located within the town of Shipston-on-Stour in Warwickshire, England. It is operated by South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust.

History

The hospital before expansion, on a postcard dated 1914

Memorial plaque commemorating Ellen Badger

The hospital was built in 1896 to a design by Edward William Mountford. ^{[1] [2]} It was endowed by the local wine merchant Richard Badger, and named by him in memory of his wife. ^{[3] [4]} The street opposite the hospital's main frontage was named Badgers Crescent. ^[5] The old hospital was demolished in 2022. It was replaced by an outpatient facility with no beds. ^[6]

See also

• List of hospitals in England

References

1. "'Parishes: Shipston-on-Stour', in A History of the County of Worcester". London. 1913. pp. 521–524. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
2. Cunningham, Chris. "Mountford, Edward William (1855–1908)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/35135.(Subscription, Wikipedia Library access or UK public library membership required.)
3. Ponty, Steve (2017). The Secret Shire of Cotswold. p. 241. ISBN   978-1-5272-1121-6.
4. Lugg, Ben (20 August 2019). "Ellen Badger medical centre plans due in October". Stratford Herald. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
5. "Open Street Map" . Retrieved 28 August 2025.
6. "New Warwickshire hospital branded a 'fiasco' over beds". BBC News. Retrieved 25 August 2025.

External links

• Official website