Lewisham

[loo-uh-shuhm]

noun

1. a borough of Greater London, England.

Lewisham

/ ˈluːɪʃəm /

noun

1. a borough of S Greater London, on the River Thames. Pop: 248 300 (2003 est). Area: 35 sq km (13 sq miles)

Example Sentences

The Metropolitan Police said officers searching a property in Brockley Road, Lewisham, on 19 September discovered the body of Junior Ryan Coleman.

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She lives in Lewisham, south-east London, within one of the first intergenerational housing schemes in the country, with eight students as her neighbours.

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He says the housing scheme in Lewisham helps to tackle "a crisis of affordable housing, particularly for young people, a crisis of loneliness, which affects not just older people, but also young people. And we also have an issue about age segregation, which has multiple impacts on our society".

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It's not a typical housing situation, but both the older residents and the students have benefited from the arrangement in Lewisham.

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After taking out a mortgage, she received a grant of £3,500 from Lewisham council, her local authority, which paid for fixing the ceiling.

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