Lewisham

American  

[loo-uh-shuhm] / ˈlu ə ʃəm /

noun

1. a borough of Greater London, England.

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Lewisham British  

/ 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)

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Lewisham

Lewisham Council has become the first local authority in the UK to refuse to assist Home Office immigration raids wherever "legally possible".

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026

Other councils, such as Leeds and Lewisham, have similar enforcement teams.

From BBC ● May 28, 2026

Meanwhile, the Greens won control of Waltham Forest, Lewisham and Hackney in London, where Labour had previously been dominant, as well as winning the party's first-ever elected mayors in Hackney and Lewisham.

From BBC ● May 9, 2026

Georgi Stagg, a 70-year-old retiree from the London borough of Lewisham, said her top priorities in local elections are climate change, Palestinians and taxing the wealthy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026

In those days Mr. Sherlock Holmes was still living in Baker Street and the Bastables were looking for treasure in the Lewisham Road.

From "The Magician's Nephew" by C. S. Lewis