Lewisham: Six Things You Might Not Know About the Town
6 facts about the town, each taken from Wikipedia and linked to its source.
A few facts about Lewisham, paraphrased from its Wikipedia article (text available under CC BY-SA, retrieved 2026-10-03). Wikipedia can be edited by anyone, so check anything you plan to rely on.
It was in Kent until 1889
The article says the area was part of the historic county of Kent until 1889.
The name goes back to a charter of 862
The earliest written reference to Lewisham, the Old English liofshema, is in a charter from 862.
About 60,573 people lived here in 2011
The article gives a population of 60,573 for Lewisham in 2011.
The clock tower marks Victoria's Diamond Jubilee
The clock tower was completed in 1900 to commemorate Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee of 1897.
Lewisham Shopping Centre opened in 1977
The article says the centre opened in 1977 with 70 stores and over 330,000 square feet.
The DLR reached Lewisham in 1999
The Docklands Light Railway was extended to Lewisham in 1999.
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