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Edward Alleyn’s purchase of the Manor of Dulwich

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"Alleyn's connection with Dulwich began in 1605, when he bought the manor of Dulwich from Sir Francis Calton. The landed property, of which the entire estate had not passed into Alleyn's hands earlier than 1614, stretched from Sydenham Hill .. to the crest of the parallel ridge, three miles nearer London, known in its several portions as Herne Hill, Denmark Hill and Champion Hill."

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Edward Alleyn’s purchase of the Manor of Dulwich

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