Carole Gray Bamford, Baroness Bamford,

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( Whitt; born April 1946), is a British businessperson who founded the Daylesford Organic Farmshops chain and the Bamford brand of women's products.

Personal life

Carole Bamford (née Carole Gray Whitt) was born in

Nottingham Nottingham ( , East Midlands English, locally ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, city and Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area in Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England. It is located south-east of Sheffield and nor ...

. She is married to the billionaire industrialist Anthony, Lord Bamford. The family business has made significant donations to the Conservative Party, in particular during the 2010 general election. She married Bamford in June 1974. They live on a 1500-acre estate near

Chipping Norton Chipping Norton is a market town and Civil parishes in England, civil parish in the Cotswolds in the West Oxfordshire district of Oxfordshire, England, about south-west of Banbury and north-west of Oxford. The United Kingdom Census 2011, 201 ...

in the Cotswolds. They have one daughter and two sons. Her son,

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, is the heir to JCB and the owner of

Wrightbus Wrightbus is a Northern Irish bus manufacturer and a pioneer of the low-floor bus. The company was established in 1946 by Robert Wright and was later run by his son William Wright, until it was acquired in 2019 by British businessman Jo Bamf ...

. In the

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, Bamford was appointed

for her services to children and families.

Business interests

Bamford brand

A Bamford store opened in Gloucestershire in 2004. The Bamford Haybarn Spa opened the following year, and a second spa site was opened in London in November 2018.

Daylesford

Bamford started converting the family's farms in Staffordshire and Gloucestershire to

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farming. This led to the opening of a farm shop and café in 2002 on the

Daylesford House Daylesford House is a Georgian country house near Daylesford, Gloucestershire, England, on the north bank of the River Evenlode near the border with Oxfordshire, east of Stow-on-the-Wold and west of Chipping Norton. The village of Daylesford ...

estate in Gloucestershire, and creation of an organic deer farm on the

Wootton Lodge Wootton Lodge is a privately owned 17th-century country house situated at Wootton, Staffordshire, Wootton near Ellastone, Staffordshire, England. It is a Grade I listed building. Architectural description The impressive west entrance front has ...

estate in Staffordshire. At a trade event in 2012, Daylesford Farmshop at online retailer

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was awarded 'best organic retailer'.

References

External links

Carole Bamford Holistic LivingBamfordDaylesford OrganicDaylesford FoundationLady Bamford Early Learning Center
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