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The larger London Borough of Lewisham was created in 1965 under the London Government Act 1963, as an amalgamation of the former area of the metropolitan boroughs of Lewisham and Deptford. [ 3 ] Minor boundary changes have occurred since its creation.
Lewisham (/ ˈ l uː ɪ ʃ əm / ⓘ LOO-ish-əm) is an area of southeast London, England, six miles (ten kilometres) south of Charing Cross.It is the principal area of the London Borough of Lewisham, and was within the historic county of Kent until 1889.
Lewisham London Borough Council, also known as Lewisham Council, is the local authority for the London Borough of Lewisham in Greater London, England. It is a London borough council, one of 32 in London. The council has been under Labour majority control since 2010. It has been led by a directly elected mayor since 2002.
The borough was formed by the London Government Act 1899 from the civil parishes of Lee from the Lee District and Lewisham from the Lewisham District.The borough also took in a small area formerly administered by Camberwell Vestry on the western slopes of Forest Hill.
Among those who were born in the London Borough of Lewisham, or have dwelt within the borders of the borough are: Danny Baker (broadcaster) lived in Deptford; Rosa May Billinghurst (suffragette) lived in Lewisham; Dominic Cooper (actor) lived in Lewisham; James Callaghan (politician) lived in Blackheath; Sir James Clark Ross (explorer) lived in ...
Gibbes was the founder of the Lewisham Equality Council, in 1981. [18] Inscribed " Race Equality / Asquith Gibbes MBE / 4 November 1934 – 16 July 2013 " New Cross
This is a lists of schools in the London Borough of Lewisham, England. State-funded schools. Primary schools. Adamsrill Primary School; All Saints' CE Primary School;
Pages in category "Districts of the London Borough of Lewisham" The following 25 pages are in this category, out of 25 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .