'Runnymede' is a
local government district with
borough status in the
English county of
Surrey.
Runnymede is entirely
unparished and is largely built-up, although with expanses of countryside. Places in the district include
Addlestone,
Egham,
Egham Hythe,
Chertsey,
Thorpe,
Virginia Water and
Englefield Green.
The district is named after
Runnymede, a water meadow on the banks of the
River Thames near
Egham. Runnymede is celebrated in connection with the signature of
Magna Carta by
King John in
1215, and is the site of several significant monuments.
The district was formed in
1974 under the
Local Government Act 1972 by the merger of the
Chertsey and
Egham urban districts. Chertsey UD had been created in
1894 under the
Local Government Act 1894 consisting of all of the ancient parish of Chertsey, whilst Egham UD had been created by the same Act, and then had the parish of
Thorpe added to it in 1933 after a
County Review Order dissolved the
Chertsey Rural District.
Adjacent boroughs include
Spelthorne,
Surrey Heath,
Elmbridge,
Woking and
Windsor and Maidenhead.
At the 3 May 2007 elections, the borough was a
Conservative hold with 36 seats and the
Runnymede Residents Association obtained 6 seats. This result was unchanged from the last election.
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References
1. BBC news
External links
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Runnymede Borough Council
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