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rob, Sun 1 Apr 2001, 1:00)
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they are my neighbors!i wonder why it's named after a cabbage
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Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Fri 11 Apr 2014, 16:58,
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Because it's built on the site of one of the main vegetable importers that served the London grocer tradeback in the 18th century. It's called "Savoy" because it primarily imported from the region. The same region that gave its name to the lettuce.
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Kroney, Fri 11 Apr 2014, 17:01,
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Yup.It's definitely not named after the Duke of Savoy, who owned the area.
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Kroney, Fri 11 Apr 2014, 17:04,
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