Lee, London

Lee
St Margaret's Church, Lee, rebuilt between 1839 and 1841
Lee is located in Greater London
Lee
Lee
Location within Greater London
Population14,573 (Lee Green ward, 2011 Census)[1]
OS grid referenceTQ395745
London borough
Ceremonial countyGreater London
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLONDON
Postcode districtSE12
Dialling code020
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51°27′08″N 0°00′31″E / 51.4522°N 0.0086°E / 51.4522; 0.0086

Lee, also known as Lee Green, is an area of South East London, England, straddling the border of the London Borough of Lewisham and the Royal Borough of Greenwich. It is located northwest of Eltham and southeast of Lewisham. It was in Kent before becoming part of the County of London in 1889, and then Greater London in 1965.[2]

The churchyard of St Margaret's Church (current church rebuilt 1839–41, architect: John Brown) is the burial place of three Astronomers Royal: Edmond Halley, Nathaniel Bliss and John Pond.

  1. ^ "Lewisham Ward population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
  2. ^ "Lewisham Heritage". Lewisham Libraries. Lewisham London Borough Council. Retrieved 6 February 2024.