Editing Cavendish, Suffolk (section)

==History==
[[File:Cavendish church and cottages.jpg|thumb|left|The Pink Cottages and [[St Mary the Virgin's Church, Cavendish|St Mary's Church]], from the village green]]
It was home to [[John Cavendish|Sir John Cavendish]], the ancestor of the [[Dukes of Devonshire]], who was involved in suppressing the [[Peasants' Revolt]]. [[Wat Tyler]], the peasants' leader, was arrested by [[William Walworth]], the Mayor of London, for threatening [[King Richard II]] in 1381. As Tyler fought back, Cavendish's son, also called John, who was responsible for escorting the King, ran Tyler through with his sword, killing him.<ref>Notices of the Manor of Cavendish, in Suffolk, and of the Cavendish Family while possessed of that Manor. By Thomas Ruggles, Esq. F. A. S. Read May 3, 1792. in Archaeologia, or, Miscellaneous tracts relating to antiquity, Volume XI</ref> 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 the Virgin's Church, Cavendish|St Mary's Church]] to plead [[sanctuary]].<ref name="BBC Suffolk">{{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}}</ref> A few days later, on 15 June 1381, the elder John Cavendish was seized at [[Bury St Edmunds]] and beheaded by a mob led by [[Jack Straw (rebel leader)|Jack Straw]].<ref>Family History Monthly, No.24, September 1997, ''"Cavendish: The Dukes of Devonshire"'', Brenda Lewis</ref> He is buried in Bury St Edmunds. St Mary's Church had a bequest from Sir John, and its chancel was restored.{{Citation needed|date=January 2008}}

The village has a [[United Reformed Church]], where [[Catholic]] services are also held, and three [[pub]]s - the Five Bells, the George, and the Bull. [[Leonard Cheshire|Leonard Lord Cheshire]] and his wife [[Sue Ryder]] are buried in Cavendish Cemetery and there is a memorial to them within St Mary's Church. The museum at Cavendish is now closed but history of the [[Sue Ryder Foundation]] and life at the Cavendish home may be obtained from the Sue Ryder legacy and history team. As [[Sue Ryder (charity)|Cavendish]] was begun as a home for concentration camp survivors the charity holds some records of the people who were rescued by Sue Ryder.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sue Ryder |url=https://www.sueryder.org/ |access-date=2023-04-13 |website=Sue Ryder |language=en}}</ref>