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Lee, par. and ry. sta., Kent, on river Lee, in parl. bor. of Lewisham, 1½ mile SE. of Greenwich, 1238 ac., pop. 14,435; the Merchant Taylors' almshouses are here, and in the churchyard is the grave of Halley (1656-1742), astronomer and mathematician.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "parish and railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Lee Parish Kent Ancient County |
| Place: | Lee |
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