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Lewisham (/ ˈ l uː ɪ ʃ əm / ⓘ LOO-ish-əm) is a London borough in south-east London, England. It forms part of Inner London. The principal settlement of the borough is Lewisham. The local authority is Lewisham London Borough Council, based in Catford. The Prime Meridian passes through Lewisham.
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.
It returns councillors to Lewisham London Borough Council. Lewisham council elections since 2022. There was a revision of ward boundaries in Lewisham in 2022.
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.
It is divided into the City of London and 32 London boroughs, the result of amalgamation of earlier units of administration that can be traced back to ancient parishes. Each borough is made up of many smaller areas that are variously called districts, neighbourhoods, suburbs, towns or villages.
Blackheath – one of the largest open spaces in Greater London, Blackheath is an historic London landscape and an important natural habitat. It is jointly managed by Lewisham and Royal Borough of Greenwich. Blackheath is not common but manorial waste.
The London Borough of Lewisham, within Greater London The main article for this category is London Borough of Lewisham . This category is for places within the London Borough of Lewisham ; other items should be placed within one of the more specific linking sub-categories.