lee, london

olspan=2 align=center bgcolor="#ff9999"\|Lee
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olspan=2 bgcolor="#ff9999"\|Administration
idth="50%"\|Borough:	Lewisham
idth="50%"\|County:	Greater London
idth="50%"\|Region:	Greater London
idth="50%"\|Nation:	England
olspan=2 bgcolor="#ff9999"\|Other
idth="50%"\|Ceremonial County:	Greater London
idth="50%"\|Traditional County:	Kent
olspan=2 bgcolor="#ff9999"\|Post Office and Telephone
idth="50%"\|Postal County:	LONDON
idth="50%"\|Postcode:	SE12
idth="50%"\|Dialling Code:	020

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
Sir Gregory Page built a large mansion house (demolished in 1787) at Wricklemarsh in Lee.
Stanley Unwin, publisher, lived in Handen Road.

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