Lewisham
Lewisham 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.
Photo: Mkimemia, Public domain.- Type: Locality with 302,000 residents
- Description: borough in the London Region in England
- Also known as: “Borough de Lewisham”, “Burgul londonez Lewisham”, “Catford”, “GB-LEW”, “Lewisham (unparished area)”, “Lewisham Council”, “London Borough de Lewisham”, “London Borough of Lewisham”, “London Borough Of Lewisham”, “Lunnon Borough o Lewisham”, “רובע לואישהאם”, “רובע לואישהאם של לונדון”, “רובע לואישהם”, “רובע לווישהאם”, “רובע לווישהם”, “רובע לונדון של לואישהאם”, “路厄斯罕區”, and “路維森”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Royal Observatory and Cutty Sark.
National Maritime Museum
Museum
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Greenwich and Greenwich.
Greenwich
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Lewisham
Town
Lewisham
- Categories: London borough and unparished area
- Location: Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.4536° or 51° 27′ 13″ north
Longitude
-0.018° or 0° 1′ 5″ west
Population
302,000
Elevation
52 feet (16 metres)
Abbreviation
“LEW”
Open location code
9C3XFX3J+CQ
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Yiddish—“Lewisham” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “لويشام”
- Armenian: “Լուիշեմ”
- Basque: “Lewisham”
- Belarusian: “Луішэм”
- Catalan: “Lewisham”
- Cebuano: “Lewisham”
- Chinese: “刘易舍姆区”
- Chinese: “劉易舍姆區”
- Chinese: “路厄斯罕倫敦自治市”
- Chinese: “路厄斯罕区”
- Chinese: “路易斯罕區”
- Czech: “Lewisham”
- Danish: “Lewisham”
- Dutch: “Lewisham”
- Esperanto: “Lewisham”
- Finnish: “Lewisham”
- French: “borough londonien de Lewisham”
- French: “Borough londonien de Lewisham”
- French: “Lewisham”
- Georgian: “ლიუისჰემი”
- Georgian: “ლუიშემი”
- German: “London Borough of Lewisham”
- Hebrew: “לואישהאם”
- Hindi: “लूविशम बरो”
- Hungarian: “Lewisham kerület”
- Icelandic: “Lewisham”
- Irish: “Buirg Londan Lewisham”
- Italian: “Lewisham”
- Japanese: “ルイシャム・ロンドン特別区”
- Japanese: “ルイシャム区”
- Korean: “루이셤구”
- Latin: “Lewisham”
- Latvian: “Lūišema”
- Macedonian: “Луишам”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Lewisham (koān)”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Lewisham”
- Northern Frisian: “London Borough of Lewisham”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Lewisham”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “London Borough of Lewisham”
- Norwegian: “Lewisham”
- Old English (ca. 450-1100): “Liofshema se Lunden Burgscipe”
- Persian: “منطقه لویشام لندن”
- Polish: “London Borough of Lewisham”
- Portuguese: “Lewisham”
- Quechua: “Lewisham (Lunrun borough)”
- Quechua: “Lewisham”
- Romanian: “Lewisham”
- Russian: “Луишем”
- Scots: “London Borough of Lewisham”
- Scots: “Lunnon Burgh o Lewisham”
- Serbian: “Лондонска општина Луишам”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Lewisham”
- Slovenian: “London Borough of Lewisham”
- South Azerbaijani: “لویشام لندن منطقهسی”
- Spanish: “Municipio de Lewisham”
- Swedish: “London Borough of Lewisham”
- Tajik: “Ноҳияи Луишем”
- Turkish: “Lewisham”
- Ukrainian: “Луїсгем”
- Urdu: “لندن بورو لیوشم”
- Urdu: “لیوشم بورو”
- Vietnamese: “Khu Lewisham của Luân Đôn”
- Welsh: “Bwrdeistref Llundain Lewisham”
- Welsh: “Lewisham”
- Western Panjabi: “لیوسہیم”
- Yiddish: “לאנדאנער בארא פון לואישעם”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Ladywell and Lewisham Central.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: University Hospital Lewisham and Ladywell railway station.
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