Metropolitan Borough of Lewisham
| Lewisham | |
|---|---|
 Lewisham within the County of London |
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| Area | |
| • 1911 | 7,014 acres (28 km2) |
| • 1931 | 7,015 acres (28 km2) |
| • 1961 | 7,016 acres (28 km2) |
| Population | |
| • 1911 | 160,834 |
| • 1931 | 219,953 |
| • 1961 | 221,753 |
| Density | |
| • 1911 | 23/acre |
| • 1931 | 31/acre |
| • 1961 | 32/acre |
| History | |
| • Created | 1900 |
| • Abolished | 1965 |
| • Succeeded by | London Borough of Lewisham |
| Status | Metropolitan borough |
| Government | Lewisham Borough Council |
| • HQ | Town Hall, Catford |
| • Motto | Salus Populi Suprema Lex (The welfare of the people is the highest law) |
 Coat of arms of the borough council |
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The Metropolitan Borough of Lewisham was a Metropolitan borough in the County of London between 1900 and 1965, when it became part of the London Borough of Lewisham along with the Metropolitan Borough of Deptford.
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.
While there had been minor industry along the River Ravensbourne for centuries and the extension of the railways had seen suburban development, there were still large areas of farmland at the time of the borough's formation. The next London property boom in the 1930s saw much of that farmland built upon with both private estates, and the final gaps on the roads to Kent were filled in later on with London County Council built social housing, particularly in Downham and Bellingham.
The borough bordered Deptford, Greenwich, Camberwell, and had a portion of the southern boundary of the county of London.
Places in it included Lewisham, Blackheath, Lee, Hither Green, Catford, Brockley, Forest Hill and part of Sydenham.
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