Dulwich Village is an affluent area of
Dulwich
Dulwich (; ) is an area in south London, England. The settlement is mostly in the London Borough of Southwark, with parts in the London Borough of Lambeth, and consists of Dulwich Village, East Dulwich, West Dulwich, and the Southwark half of ...
in
South London
South London is the southern part of London, England, south of the River Thames. The region consists of the Districts of England, boroughs, in whole or in part, of London Borough of Bexley, Bexley, London Borough of Bromley, Bromley, London Borou ...
. It is located in the
London Borough of Southwark
The London Borough of Southwark ( ) in South London forms part of Inner London and is connected by bridges across the River Thames to the City of London and London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It was created in 1965 when three smaller council areas ...
.
History
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"Dulwich Village" is also the name of the village
High Street
High Street is a common street name for the primary business street of a city, town, or village, especially in the United Kingdom and Commonwealth. It implies that it is the focal point for business, especially shopping. It is also a metonym fo ...
. Residents in Dulwich Village have to pay
ground rent
As a legal term, ground rent specifically refers to regular payments made by a holder of a leasehold property to the freeholder or a superior leaseholder, as required under a lease. In this sense, a ground rent is created when a freehold piece of ...
to the
Dulwich Estate
The Dulwich Estate, previously the Estates Governors of Alleyn's College of God's Gift at Dulwich, is a registered charity in England, one of the successors to the historic charity Edward Alleyn's College of God's Gift that was founded in 1619. ...
The Dulwich Estate
/ref> a landowning charitable organisation. Dulwich Village is entirely within the boundaries of the London Borough of Southwark
The London Borough of Southwark ( ) in South London forms part of Inner London and is connected by bridges across the River Thames to the City of London and London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It was created in 1965 when three smaller council areas ...
and with the exception of one address near Dulwich Picture Gallery
Dulwich Picture Gallery is an art gallery in Dulwich, South London, which opened to the public in 1817. It was designed by Regency architect Sir John Soane using an innovative and influential method of illumination. Dulwich is the oldest publi ...
it is completely within the Dulwich Estate.
North Dulwich station is near the northern end of Dulwich Village and the P4 bus passes through the village. To the south is Gallery Road
The archaeological gallery roads () were roads through remote mountain areas of China. They consisted of wooden planks erected on holes cut into the sides of cliffs. They were most notably used in the Qin Mountains linking the Wei River and the ...
where the Dulwich Picture Gallery is located.
Dulwich College
Dulwich College is a 2–19 independent, day and boarding school for boys in Dulwich, London, England. As a public school, it began as the College of God's Gift, founded in 1619 by Elizabethan actor Edward Alleyn, with the original purpose of ...
lies on the south side of the village.
Buildings of interest
*Belair House, 1785
*Dulwich Picture Gallery
*Christ's Chapel
Local government elections
2018 Council elections saw the Labour party gain two seats from the Conservatives.
2014 Council elections saw the Conservatives retain their two seats, with Labour gaining one off the Liberal Democrats, the Conservatives need a swing of 0.03% to gain the seat from Labour.
The 2010 election saw the Liberal Democrats gain a seat off the Conservatives. Crookshank-Hilton had previously been a Conservative ward councillor whom defected and sought re-election as a Liberal Democrat.
References
Areas of London
Geography of the London Borough of Southwark
Streets in the London Borough of Southwark
Dulwich
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