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The London Borough of Lewisham is a London borough in south-east London, England and forms a part of Inner London. The borough wascreated in 1965, by the London Government Act 1963, as an amalgamation of the former area of the Metropolitan Borough of Lewisham plus the Metropolitan Borough of Deptford, which had been created in 1900 as divisions of the County of London. However, minor boundary changes have occurred since its creation. One of 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 an overall area of about 13.57 square miles. It is encompassed by the Royal Borough of Greenwich to the east, the London Borough of Bromley towards the south as well as the London Borough of Southwark towards the west. The River Thames forms a short section of northern boundary together with the Isle of Dogs in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. Deptford Creek, Pool River, River Quaggy and River Ravensbourne pass by means of the borough. According to population estimates made during 2014, Lewisham is a borough with roughly 291933 permanent residents. Around 43 per cent of homes are owner-occupiers. The Prime Meridian passes through Lewisham. Blackheath, Goldsmiths, University of London and Millwall F.C. are situated inside the borough.