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East Dulwich was originally in the county of Surrey. It is a classic example of a late Victorian suburb. Saxon Dulwich 967 Edgar the Peaceful granted Dilwihs to a thane. Dilwihs meant 'meadow where the dill grew' Medieval Dulwich Lordship Lane was the boundary of Dulwich Manor with Friern Manor Tudor Dulwich 1538 Dulwich no longer property
of Bermondsey Abbey with Dissolution Stuart Dulwich 1605 Estate sold to Edward Alleyn by F Calton Georgian Dulwich 1805(+1814) Dulwich Common enclosed Victorian Dulwich 1851 Dulwich's population: 1,632 Modern Dulwich 1900 Part of the borough of Camberwell. Bibliography: The Story of Dulwich - Mary
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