Geography
The borough bordered Deptford, Greenwich, Camberwell, and had a portion of the southern boundary of the county of London.
Places in it included Lewisham, Blackheath, Lee, Hither Green, Catford, Brockley, Forest Hill and part of Sydenham.
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