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=== Medieval === The manor of Lambeth is recorded as being under ownership of the [[Archbishop of Canterbury]] from at least 1190.<ref name=Borough/> The Archbishops led the development of much of the manor, with Archbishop [[Hubert Walter]] creating the residence of [[Lambeth Palace]] in 1197.<ref name=Vauxhall1/> Lambeth and the palace were the site of two important 13th-century international treaties; the [[Treaty of Lambeth|Treaty of Lambeth 1217]] and the [[Treaty of Lambeth (1212)|Treaty of Lambeth 1212]].<ref>Cannon, John. "Treaty of Lambeth" A Dictionary of British History. Oxford University Press, 2009</ref> [[Edward, the Black Prince]] lived in Lambeth in the 14th century in an estate that incorporated the land not belonging to the Archbishops, which also included [[Kennington]] (the Black Prince road in Lambeth is named after him).<ref name=Vauxhall1>{{cite web |url=http://vauxhallhistory.org/lambeth/ |title=Lambeth |publisher=Vauxhall History Online Archive |access-date=26 November 2016}}</ref> As such, much of the freehold land of Lambeth to this day remains under Royal ownership as part of the estate of the [[Duchy of Cornwall]].<ref name=Vauxhall2>{{cite web |url=http://vauxhallhistory.org/royal-southwark-and-lambeth/ |title=Royal Southwark and Lambeth |publisher=Vauxhall History |access-date=26 November 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20161127214633/http://vauxhallhistory.org/royal-southwark-and-lambeth/|archive-date= Nov 27, 2016 }}</ref> Lambeth was also the site of the principal medieval London residence of the [[Duke of Norfolk|Dukes of Norfolk]], but by 1680 the large house had been sold and ended up as a pottery manufacturer, creating some of the first examples of [[English delftware]] in the country.<ref name=LambethWalk/> The road names, Norfolk Place and Norfolk Row reflect the history and legacy of the house today.<ref name=BritishHistory>{{cite web |url=http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/surrey/vol4/pp50-64 |title=Lambeth: The parish|publisher=British History Online |work=A History of the County of Surrey: Volume 4 |date=1912 |access-date=30 November 2016}}</ref>
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