Lee, London Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description

Lee is a place in the London Borough of Lewisham in south-east London. It lies to the east of Lewisham, approximately one mile south of Blackheath village.

St Margaret's church in Lee is the burial place of three Astronomers Royal: Edmond Halley, Nathaniel Bliss and John Pond.

Interestingly, it has two public houses with almost identical names - The Old Tiger's Head and The New Tiger's Head - facing each other on opposite sides of the same road.

Famous residents

• Sir Francis Baring, founder of Baring Brothers Bank, bought the Manor House (attributed to architect Richard Jupp) in Manor Lane (now a library and its grounds a public park, Manor House Gardens) in 1796
• Stanley Unwin, publisher, lived in Handen Road.

Transport

Nearest places:

• Catford
• Blackheath
• Kidbrooke
• Lewisham

Nearest railway stations:

• Blackheath
• Lee
• Lewisham

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