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The London Borough of Lewisham is a London borough in south-east London, England and forms part of Inner London. The borough wascreated in 1965, by the London Government Act 1963, as an amalgamation of the former location of the Metropolitan Borough of Lewisham along with the Metropolitan Borough of Deptford, which had been created in 1900 as divisions of the County of London. Nevertheless, minor boundary adjustments have occurred since its creation. One of the most substantial amendments were made in 1996, when the previous area of the Royal Docks in Deptford was transferred from the London Borough of Greenwich. The local authority is Lewisham London Borough Council and it is based in Catford. The borough covers an overall area of roughly 13.57 square miles. It is encompassed by the Royal Borough of Greenwich to the east, the London Borough of Bromley towards the south and also the London Borough of Southwark towards the west. The River Thames forms a short section of northern boundary together with the Isle of Dogs inside the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. Deptford Creek, Pool River, River Quaggy and River Ravensbourne pass by means of the borough. In line with population estimates made in the middle of 2014, Lewisham is a borough with around 291933 permanent residents. Main landmarks include All Saints Church in Blackheath, the Citibank Tower in Lewisham and Dietrich Bonhoeffer Church. The Prime Meridian passes through Lewisham. Blackheath, Goldsmiths, University of London and Millwall F.C. are located inside the borough.