In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Hither Green like this:

HITHER-GREEN, a hamlet in Lewisham parish, Kent; ½ a mile SE of Lewisham. It has a post office under Lewisham, London SE.

Hither Green through time

Hither Green is now part of LEWISHAM District. Click here for graphs and data of how LEWISHAM has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Hither Green itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Hither Green, in Lewisham and Kent | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/31006

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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