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In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Lewisham like this:
Lewisham, parl. bor., par., and SE. suburb of London with ry. sta. (Lewisham Junction), Kent, on river Ravensbourne, 4 miles SE. of St Paul's - par., 5774 ac., pop. 53,065; pad. bor. (including also the par. of Lee), 7012 ac., pop. 67,500; 1 Bank; has large nurseries. Lewisham returns 1 member to Parliament; It was made a parl. bor. in 1885.
Lewisham is now part of LEWISHAM District. Click here for graphs and data of how LEWISHAM has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Lewisham itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Lewisham in Kent | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/366
Date accessed: 16th February 2026
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