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I grew up in Saffron Walden. Never expected to see something about it posted here.

It’s not a huge town (20k people) but it’s got an absolute gigantic, almost cathedral sized church in part due to the revenues generated from Saffron and the associated markets that sprung up around it.

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> One particular region of England became so internationally famous for its saffron—in fact, each autumn, the entire area was carpeted in purple petals—that the local market town of Chepying Walden changed its name to Saffron Walden.

I would have never guessed that a British town would have been at the epicenter of Saffron's history! Thanks for your comment :)

I also grew up there. I never thought I’d see it mentioned on HN, let alone see someone else post here who also grew up there!

Given its proximity to Cambridge, there'll likely be a goodly number of folk here who live nearby. I'm only a few miles away.

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