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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.
Each borough is made up of many smaller areas that are variously called districts, neighbourhoods, suburbs, towns or villages. ... Lewisham [22] LONDON: SE6, SE26 ...
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.
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. B.
Deptford Park – owned by the Borough since 1897. Folkestone Gardens – 1970s park close to Deptford Park and created from an area of land badly damaged by a V-2 rocket in 1945. Part of the London Cycle Network, and notable for its large pond and children's play area. Forster Memorial Park – east of the A21 road in the Whitefoot and ...
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Bell Green is an area in the London Borough of Lewisham, between Perry Vale and Bellingham.The area was historically known for its gas works and the poverty of the local workers, in what Charles Booth called "the one really poor district in this quarter of London."