邱 (英國)

邱（英語：Kew /kjuː/），或譯基尤，邱区，是英國倫敦泰晤士河畔列治文區下屬一區^[3]，是倫敦的郊區之一^[4]，位于查令十字西南7.1英里（11.4公里）處。邱園位于此地。法國大革命發生時有很多難民搬來，但現在已經是倫敦的富人區之一，此地沒有摩天大樓，綠化良好。

“Kew”（最初寫作“Cayho”）一詞源自古法語的“kai”（渡口）和古英語“hoh”（突出的河岸）。^[5]

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^ Census Information Scheme. 2011 Census Ward Population Estimates. Greater London Authority. 2012 [30 January 2013].
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^ History of Kew, in Richmond upon Thames and Surrey. A Vision of Britain through Time. GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth. [3 June 2014]. （原始内容存档于2017-10-23）.
^ Room, Adrian: Dictionary of Place-Names in the British Isles, Bloomsbury, 1988, ISBN 978-0747501701

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