Metropolitan Borough of Lewisham
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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.
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Lewisham | |
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The old Lewisham Vestry Hall | |
Lewisham within the County of London | |
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 | |
Map of borough boundary |
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