London Borough of Richmond upon Thames and becomes non-tidal at Teddington Lock in the borough; its main axis runs south to north, rather than west to east through more than half of the borough. The borough was formed in 1965 by the merger of the Municipal Borough of Twickenham from Middlesex with the Municipal Borough of Richmond and the Municipal Borough of Barnes from Surrey; the new council's offices were centred at York House in Twickenham. The name "Richmond upon Thames" was coined at that time; it is now commonly but inaccurately used to refer to Richmond only. The borough's history is reflected in the coat
London Borough of Tower Hamlets The River Lea also forms the boundary between those parts of London historically in Middlesex, with those formerly in Essex. The Isle of Dogs is formed from the lock entrances to the former West India Docks and the largest current meander of the River Thames and the southern part of the borough forms a part of the historic flood plain of the River Thames; and but for the Thames Barrier and other flood prevention works would be vulnerable to flooding. The Regent's Canal enters the borough from Hackney to meet the River Thames at Limehouse Basin. A stretch of the