Cavendish, Suffolk

Cavendish, Suffolk

"'infobox UK place

country = England
official_name= Cavendish
static_

static_image_caption= Cavendish High Street, seen from the green
latitude= 52.08664
longitude= 0.63313
population =
shire_district= St Edmundsbury
shire_county = Suffolk
region= East of England

constituency_westminster= South Suffolk
post_town= SUDBURY
postcode_district = CO10
postcode_area= CO
dial_code= 01787
os_grid_reference= TL805464

Cavendish is a village and civil parish in the Stour Valley in Suffolk, England. It is 18 km from Bury St Edmunds and 23 km from Newmarket.

It is believed that Cavendish is called so because a man called Cafa used to own a pasture or 'edisc' there, and it therefore became known as Cafa's Edisc and eventually Cavendish.Fact|date=January 2008 It was home to Sir John Cavendish, the ancestor of the Dukes of Devonshire who was involved in the Peasants' Revolt. In 1381 his son had put to death Wat Tyler, the peasants' leader. As a result, John Cavendish tried to flee from the pursuing peasants, and he hung on to the handle of the door of St Mary's Church, Cavendish, to plead sanctuary.cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/suffolk/dont_miss/a_z/cavendish.shtml|title=C is for Cavendish|publisher=BBC Suffolk online|accessdate=2008-01-16] His plea was in vain, and he was taken to Bury St Edmunds and beheaded by a mob headed by Jack Straw.Fact|date=January 2008 He is buried in Bury St Edmunds. St. Mary's Church had a bequest from Sir John, and its chancel was restored.Fact|date=January 2008

The village has a United Reformed Church, where Catholic services are also held, and three pubs - the Five Bells, the George and the Bull. Leonard Cheshire and his wife Sue Ryder are buried in Cavendish, and the village's Sue Ryder Foundation Museum contains exhibits from World War II, including some from Nazi extermination camps.

References

External links

* [http://www.foxearth.org.uk/ Foxearth and District Local Historical Society - Articles on the history of Cavendish and the surrounding area ]
* [http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/place_page.jsp?p_id=7080 Cavendish at Vision of Britain website]
* [http://gallery.beautifulengland.net/main.php?g2_itemId=753 Photographs of Cavendish]


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