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East Dulwich history
Saxon Dulwich
The earliest record of East Dulwich comes from 967 when Edgar the Peaceful granted Dilwihs to a thane named Earl Aelfheah . At the time it was likely just a hamlet or group of small farms centered around Goose Green .
Medieval East Dulwich
Dulwich became property of the new Norman dynasty after taking the land from King Harold II of England and the Anglo-Saxon Kingdom . During the Middle Ages many new roads were likely constructed nearby such as what is today known as Lordship Lane which became the boundary separating Dulwich Manor with Friern Manor .
Tudor Dulwich
In 1538 with the establishment of the Church of England Dulwich was no longer the property of Bermondsey Abbey, which was dissolved in 1537 . Nearby Dulwich, a vast forest known as the Great North Wood, began to be used by local colliers and vast portions of the woodland were cut down in order to build ships .
Stuart East Dulwich
Fresh water spring was found on the edge of Dulwich Wood on the corner of Lordship Lane and College Road . Francis Cox built a Public House which attracted travellers to the well built at the site of the spring . In 1705 Cox constructed a new road, linking his business to the towns of Croydon and Beckenham to the south .
Georgian Dulwich
In 1761 map of the cities of London and Westminster, small farms and buildings occupy the modern location of East Dulwich at Goose Green . South of Goose Green a settlement referred to as Fryum Farm is present, this probably represents the modern Frein Farm . In 1805 (+1814) Dulwich Common was enclosed and in 1826 East . Dulwich Chapel was built at the start of Lordship Lane .
Victorian Dulwich
In 1851 Dulwich’s population was recorded at 1,632 and in 1863 the London, Chatham and Dover Railway was built . In 1865 St John’s Church built amidst green fields and in 1868 East Dulwich railway station opened as Champion Hill Station, in the same year Old village green is bought for public use .
Modern East Dulwich
There is a shopping area along Lordship Lane which, in addition to several independent shops, has a variety of restaurants, butcher, fishmonger . On Saturdays there is a small market on North Cross Road with antiques, crafts and specialist food stalls .
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