Cavendish

Cavendish is the name of several places.

• Cavendish, Suffolk, England
• Cavendish, Bermuda
• Cavendish, Vermont

Cavendish is also the surname of a British noble family descended from Sir William Cavendish, which has held the following peerages:

• The Dukes of Devonshire
• The Dukes of Newcastle

The scientist Henry Cavendish, for whom the Cavendish Laboratory is named, is also a member of this family.

Cavendish is also the name of the dominant commercial variety of banana.

Margaret Cavendish was an English philosopher from the 17th century.