Cavendish is a picture postcard village in the Stour Valley,18 km from Bury St Edmunds and 23 km from Newmarket and 35 km from Cambridge

The village is believed to be named after a man called Cafa who owned a pasture or 'edisc' there, and so became known as Cafa's Edisc , and thus Cavendish. It was home to Sir John Cavendish, the ancestor of the Dukes of Devonshire. He was involved in the Peasants' Revolt of 1381 and his son had put to death Wat Tyler, the peasants' leader. Sir John had to flee from the pursuing peasants, and tried to plead sanctuary at St Mary's Church, by hanging on to the handle of the church door. That very same handle is on the door today

However, his plea was in vain, and he was taken to Bury St Edmunds where he was beheaded by a mob lead by a certain Jack Straw. He is buried in Bury St Edmunds.

The famous view of Cavendish looking across the village green to the Pink Cottages, beyond which lies St Mary's Church.

Leonard Cheshire and his wife Sue Ryder are buried in Cavendish. There is also the Sue Ryder Foundation Museum with many war memorabilia, including exhibits from Nazi extermination camps

There are three pubs - the Five Bells, the George and the Bull. The George had life breathed back into it by Jonathan and Charlotte Nicholson in 2002 and was "Les Routiers Dinning Pub of the Year 2003, East Anglia". Since then, it hasn't looked back.