Lewisham

§ This page provides an overview of a UK's local authority district, bringing together various information to help you better understand this district.

Lewisham lies in southeast London and is known for its multicultural communities, green spaces like Blackheath and Hilly Fields, and a growing regeneration programme centred on Lewisham town centre and Deptford.

The local government for this district is: The London Borough of Lewisham (London Borough).

This district page, Lewisham, is a sub-page of this county page: Inner London and this region page: London. It zooms in to local authorities and parliamentary constituencies, and provides a list of wards in this district. We have this list page for easy browsing of all UK local authority districts: List of Local Authority Districts.

Constituencies in Lewisham

A constituency is a specific geographical area that elects one Member of Parliament (MP) to represent them in the House of Commons. The United Kingdom is divided into 650 parliamentary constituencies, 75 of them are in Greater London (covering 32 London boroughs). We have this list page for easy browsing of all UK parliamentary constituencies: List of Constituencies.

Wards in Lewisham

Lewisham is divided into 19 wards, listed below in alphabetical order.

  • Bellingham
  • Blackheath
  • Brockley
  • Catford South
  • Crofton Park
  • Deptford
  • Downham
  • Evelyn
  • Forest Hill
  • Grove Park
  • Hither Green
  • Ladywell
  • Lee Green
  • Lewisham Central
  • New Cross Gate
  • Perry Vale
  • Rushey Green
  • Sydenham
  • Telegraph Hill

Lewisham in International Geographies

In the International Territorial Levels (ITLs) hierarchy, Lewisham is within an ITLs Level 3 area:

  1. (ITL 1) London
  2. (ITL 2) ⇒ Inner London - East
  3. (ITL 3) ⇒⇒ Lewisham and Southwark

The International Territorial Levels are used by OECD member countries for statistical purposes to classify administrative areas. We have this listable page for easy browsing of ITL names and codes: International Territorial Levels.