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Saffron Walden

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Saffron Walden, England/UK Wealadene, Waledana, Saffornewalden Originally ‘Valley of the Britons’ from the Old English walh ‘Briton’ or ‘Welshmen’ and denu ‘valley’. The Middle English safron ‘Saffron’ was added later to distinguish this particular Walden and to acknowledge the importance of the saffron crocus that was reintroduced and cultivated here from c.1400; the purple‐flowering plants were used to make a dye for the weaving industry in the area.

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Saffron Walden

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Saffron Walden Essex, see Walden.

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Free newspaper and magazine articles

	Close Garden: Saffron Walden, Essex.(REVIEW OF THE YEAR)(Brief article) Magazine article from: Green Places; 12/22/2008
	How fields of gold spiced up Saffron Walden.(Features) Newspaper article from: Daily Mail (London); 2/10/2011
	SAFFRON WALDEN DEFIES THE CARPETBAGGERS. Newspaper article from: Daily Mail (London); 5/28/1999