Dulwich Wood
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Dulwich Wood is an area in South London, England now within the modern borough of Southwark .
It was woodland, part of the Great North Wood or King's Wood and had many oak trees owned by Alleyn's College of God's Gift, Dulwich (founded by Edward Alleyn).
The River Effra is rumoured to run northwards along the western edge[citation needed]. Dulwich Wood Avenue was one of the first roads in Dulwich Wood. At first it was simply called The Avenue[citation needed].
In the 1600s, King Charles I of England used to hunt in the woods.
In 1738, a man named Samuel Bentyman was murdered in Dulwich Woods.
In 1803, Samuel Matthews - known as the 'Dulwich Hermit' - was also murdered in Dulwich Woods. He was buried in Dulwich Old Cemetery.
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