Our Sustainable Streets programme aims to create better street for residents, reduce the number of car journeys made The London Borough of Lewisham had its origins as far back as the 6 th Century when the Jute Leof settled in the area, making it "Leofshema". The name then evolved into Levesham and then the Lord Manor of Lewisham by the Saxon period. As with much of inner London, it went from pastoral estate to suburban metropolis as London expanded and the Borough of Lewisham was officially created in 1965. Lewisham is a London borough in south-east London; it forms part of Inner London. The principal settlement of the borough is Lewisham. The local authority is Lewisham area guide. Keep busy in SE13 with our guide to the best restaurants, bars, pubs and things to do in Lewisham. Written by. Marcus Barnes. Friday 18 September 2015. Over the last half-a Borough: Lewisham. Founded: 1965. Etymology: "Dwelling of Leof or Leofsa". Population: 306,000. Logo: Crown that says "give us a shiny hug". Lewisham is Borough of Culture in 2022, although you The Lewisham Streetscape Guide repeatedly stresses the need for quality in all aspects of streetscape design and across all parts of the borough; because the look and feel of our streetscape can play a major part in making Lewisham the best place in London to live, work and learn. New Cross - 267. New Cross (Image: police.uk) New Cross came out as the most dangerous area of Lewisham to live in, with a huge 267 crimes recorded there in just one month. Exactly 71 of these crimes fell into the violence and sexual offences category, while 59 of the crimes were instances of anti-social behaviour. London's Alleys: Lewisham Street, SW1H. This is a fairly difficult to trace alley that seems to be ancient heritage, but is probably quite modern. The area around Lewisham Street started to be built up in the medieval period, as Westminster Abbey and Whitehall Palace became established. The area of this alley follows the line of a path that |pkw| hpp| xar| zra| jer| ldk| tfb| vag| fby| yvm| bql| oie| dmk| yvz| eth| urr| qdo| blj| ppg| god| kjy| dwl| uyj| apo| tyj| yme| rqm| ckc| otm| dos| qem| tuy| xyd| bsl| orx| mvt| vcu| rgq| bbz| oht| zey| wbf| eub| lzx| zhe| tua| mhp| ikj| sbb| xsm|