Cadbury

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Cadbury may refer to:

Contents 1 Confectionery company 2 People 3 Places in South West England 4 Other

[edit] Confectionery company

• Cadbury, a confectionery company with its headquarters in London
  • Cadbury Dairy Milk
  • Cadbury's Creme Egg
  • Cadbury World, visitor attractions created by the Cadbury chocolate company at Birmingham and Dunedin

[edit] People

The following are all members of the Cadbury family, a British business dynasty associated with Quakerism and chocolate.

• John Cadbury (1801 - 1889), founder of the chocolate firm
  • Richard Cadbury (1835 - 1899), manufacturer and philanthropist
  • George Cadbury (1839 - 1922), younger brother, developed the firm and perfected the recipe for Dairy Milk
    • Air Commodore Sir Egbert Cadbury, First World War flying ace and later managing director of the family firm
      • Peter Cadbury, an entrepreneur who made his own career outside the family firm
    • Laurence John Cadbury son of George and Elizabeth, served in the First World War with the Friends Ambulance Unit
      • Sir Adrian Cadbury (b. 1929), businessman and commentator on corporate governance
      • Dominic Cadbury (b. 1940), businessman and Chancellor of the University of Birmingham

[edit] Places in South West England

• Cadbury, village, civil parish and deanery in Devon (grid reference SS91080496)
• North Cadbury, village and civil parish in Somerset (grid reference ST635273)
• South Cadbury, village and civil parish in Somerset (grid reference ST632256)
• Cadbury Camp, hill fort in Tickenham, North Somerset, locally associated with King Arthur (grid reference ST45427246)
• Cadbury Castle, Somerset, hill fort in South Cadbury, Somerset, also more famously associated with King Arthur (grid reference ST62862512)
• Cadbury Castle, Devon, hill fort in Cadbury, Devon (grid reference SS91310528)
• Cadbury Hill, hill fort in Congresbury, Somerset (grid reference ST44166494)

[edit] Other

• Cadbury Castle, Great Western Railway GWR 4073 Class locomotive
• Cadbury Report, British report on corporate governance
• Cadbury, butler of comic book and cartoon character Richie Rich