Dulwich

Dulwich
The historical centre of Dulwich, showing the College of God's Gift (the "Old College") including Christ's Chapel, the Old Grammar School, and the memorial to George Webster. Immediately behind the Old College is Dulwich Picture Gallery
Dulwich Location within Greater London
OS grid reference	TQ345725
London borough	Southwark
Ceremonial county	Greater London
Region	London
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	LONDON
Postcode district	SE21–SE24, SE26
Dialling code	020
Police	Metropolitan
Fire	London
Ambulance	London
UK Parliament	Dulwich and West Norwood
London Assembly	Lambeth and Southwark
List of places UK England London 51°26′45″N 0°04′40″W / 51.4457°N 0.0779°W / 51.4457; -0.0779

Dulwich (/ˈdʌlɪtʃ/; DUL-itch) 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 Herne Hill (which is often referred to as the North Dulwich triangle). Dulwich lies in a valley between the neighbouring districts of Camberwell (to the north), Crystal Palace, Denmark Hill, Forest Hill, Peckham, Sydenham Hill, and Tulse Hill.

For the last four centuries Dulwich has been centred on the College of God's Gift, also known as the "Old College", which owned most of the land in the area today known as the Dulwich Estate. The College, founded with educational and charitable aims, established three large private schools in the 19th century (Dulwich College, Alleyn's School and James Allen's Girls' School). In recent decades four large state secondary schools have opened in the area (The Charter School East Dulwich, The Charter School North Dulwich, Kingsdale Foundation School and Harris Boys' Academy East Dulwich).

Dulwich formed part of the ancient parish of Camberwell in Surrey, which became the Metropolitan Borough of Camberwell within the County of London in 1889;^[1] in 1965, the borough was abolished and the area became part of the newly-created London Borough of Southwark.