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Knight’s Hill (Tulse Hill) Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Knight’s Hill (Tulse Hill)

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Knight’s Hill (Tulse Hill) history

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Toponymy

Knight’s Hill is the northerly of two hills in Lambeth with the same name . Both have the same origin, referring to the 16th century Knight family who owned land .

Governance

Knight’s Hill was an exclave of Streatham and a detached portion of the Manor of Leigham Court . The area was amalgamated with the parish of Lambeth in 1901, at which time the population was 3,453 .

Knight’s Hill (Tulse Hill) geography / climate

Knight’s Hill Tunnel of the railway between North Dulwich and Tulse Hill stations goes through the hill. It was built between 1866 and 1868 by the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway.

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Best Knight’s Hill (Tulse Hill) places to visit

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Knight’s Hill (Tulse Hill) has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Knight’s Hill (Tulse Hill)’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Knight’s Hill (Tulse Hill)’s information audio spots:

Peckham Library Peckham Library is a library and community building in south-east London . It was designed by Alsop and Störmer, engineered by AKT II and won the Stirling Prize for Architecture in 2000 .

78 Lyndhurst Way 78 Lyndhurst Way was squatted artist-run space in a Grade II listed Victorian-period house in Peckham, London between 2006 and 2007 .

Royal Trinity Hospice Royal Trinity Hospice is the oldest hospice in the UK, founded in 1891 by a member of the Hoare banking family . The hospice provides free palliative and end of life care for patients in a state-of-the-art inpatient unit at their Clapham Common headquarters and in the community .

Norwood Ridge The Norwood Ridge is a 10-square-mile (26 km) rectangular upland which occupies the geographical centre of south London . Beneath its topsoil it is a ridge of London Clay that is capped on all sides (including as isolated knolls in the north)

Crystal Palace Bowl Crystal Palace Bowl has 60 years of live music heritage and a legacy as an outdoor performance venue stretching back over a century . It has a unique sculptural permanent stage designed by Ian Ritchie Architects, which won multiple awards .

Dulwich Upper Wood Dulwich Upper Wood is a 2.4 hectare local nature reserve and Site of Borough Importance for Nature Conservation, Grade 1, in Crystal Palace . It is owned by Southwark Council and managed by the Trust for Urban Ecology .

Pear Tree House Pear Tree House was the former Civil Defence control centre for South-East London . It is a block of council flats in the Central Hill Estate of Upper Norwood with eight two-bedroom flats .

Forest Hill Pools Forest Hill Pools is a leisure centre in Forest Hill, London . After being closed in 2006, it was rebuilt including two pools and a health and fitness suite . It reopened in September 2012 .

Forest Croft and Taymount Grange Forest Croft and Taymount Grange are two 1930s Art Deco–style mansion blocks situated at the top of Taymount Rise in Forest Hill, London .

Biggin Wood Biggin Wood is an area of ancient oak woodland situated within the London Borough of Croydon . The London Wildlife Trust is currently working to improve the site for wildlife, as a part of The Great North Wood Project .

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