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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 location of the Metropolitan Borough of Lewisham as well as the Metropolitan Borough of Deptford, which had been created in 1900 as divisions of the County of London. However, minor boundary adjustments have occurred since its creation. The most considerable amendments were made in 1996, when the former area of the Royal Docks in Deptford was transferred from the London Borough of Greenwich. The principal settlement in the borough is Lewisham. The borough covers an overall area of around 13.57 square miles. It is enclosed by the Royal Borough of Greenwich towards the east, the London Borough of Bromley towards the south plus the London Borough of Southwark towards the west. The River Thames forms a short section of northern boundary with the Isle of Dogs within the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. Deptford Creek, Pool River, River Quaggy and River Ravensbourne pass by way of the borough. Based on population estimates made in the middle of 2014, Lewisham is a borough with around 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 positioned inside the borough.