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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 wasestablished in 1965, by the London Government Act 1963, as an amalgamation of the former area of the Metropolitan Borough of Lewisham and the Metropolitan Borough of Deptford, which had been created in 1900 as divisions of the County of London. Nonetheless, minor boundary adjustments have occurred since its creation. The most important amendments were made in 1996, when the former part of the Royal Docks in Deptford was transferred from the London Borough of Greenwich. The principal settlement of the borough is Lewisham. The borough covers a total area of around 13.57 square miles. It’s surrounded by the Royal Borough of Greenwich to the east, the London Borough of Bromley to the south along with the London Borough of Southwark towards the west. The River Thames forms a short section of northern boundary with the Isle of Dogs inside the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. Deptford Creek, Pool River, River Quaggy and River Ravensbourne pass through the borough. Based on population estimates produced during 2014, Lewisham is a borough with around 291933 permanent residents. About 43 per cent of homes are owner-occupiers. The Prime Meridian passes through Lewisham. Blackheath, Goldsmiths, University of London and Millwall F.C. are located within the borough.