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Kew

Kew is a place in southwest London, England in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames.

It is famous for being the home of the Royal Botanic Gardens.

Quote

I am His Majesty's dog at Kew.

Pray tell me, sir, whose dog are you?

Engraved on the Collar of a Dog, Which I Gave to His Royal Highness -- Alexander Pope

Nearest places:

• Brentford
• Gunnersbury
• Chiswick
• Mortlake
• Barnes

Nearest tube station:

• Kew Gardens station

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There are other Kews scattered around the former British Empire which were named after the original in London.

• Kew is one of Melbourne's wealthier "green and leafy" suburbs
• There is a Kew in New South Wales
• There is a Kew Gardens in New York

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