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Population pyramid of the Borough of Lewisham. According to the 2011 census, [6] Lewisham has a population of 275,885, is 53% white and 47% BME, and 43% of households are owner-occupiers. A 2017 report by Trust for London and the New Policy Institute found that Lewisham has a poverty rate of 26%, close to the London-wide figure of 27%. [7]
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 ...
Lewisham has a bowling alley [24] and the Glassmill Swimming pool and Gym. Lewisham has a number of parks, such as Hilly Fields and Lewisham Park. For 14 years between 2001 and 2015, Lewisham was the only London Borough not to have a cinema. Lewisham once had many cinemas, such as the Lewisham Odeon. In 1930 there were 30 venues showing films. [25]
This category includes people from the Lewisham neighbourhood of the London Borough of Lewisham in Greater London, England. It was part of Kent until 1889. It was part of Kent until 1889. Contents
Victoria Jane Foxcroft (born 9 March 1977) is a British Labour politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Lewisham North, previously Lewisham Deptford, since 2015. She is a former trade union official and was a Member of Lewisham Council from 2010 to 2014.
Sportspeople from the London Borough of Lewisham (8 C, 25 P) Writers from the London Borough of Lewisham (22 P) B. People from Blackheath, London (115 P)
A map showing the wards of Lewisham Metropolitan Borough as they appeared in 1916. The borough was divided into ten wards for elections: Blackheath, Brockley, Catford, Church, Forest Hill, Lewisham Park, Lewisham Village, Manor, South and Sydenham. [7] [8]
The larger London Borough of Lewisham and its council were created under the London Government Act 1963, with the first election held in 1964. [7] For its first year the council acted as a shadow authority alongside the area's outgoing authorities, being the councils of the two metropolitan boroughs of Lewisham and Deptford. [8]