Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Dulwich

Dulwich, 2 eccl. dists. (East D. and South D.) and ry. sta., Camberwell par., E. Surrey, in S. of London; pop., E. D., 23,318; S. D., 3691; the sta. is 5 miles S. of London Bridge; in vicinity is Dulwich College, an important educational institution, founded by Edward Alleyn in 1619. The college possesses a splendid picture gallery, bequeathed by Sir Francis Bourgeois (1756-1811), the painter.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "2 ecclesiastical districts"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 3rd order divisions")
Administrative units: Camberwell Vest/AP/CP       Surrey AncC
Place: Dulwich

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