Borough of Runnymede
Borough of Runnymede | |
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Runnymede Bridge, carrying the A30 and M25 over the River Thames near Egham | |
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Coat of arms | |
| Motto: In Freedom We Serve | |
Runnymede shown within Surrey | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Constituent country | England |
| Region | South East England |
| Non-metropolitan county | Surrey |
| Status | Non-metropolitan district |
| Admin HQ | Addlestone |
| Incorporated | 1 April 1974 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Non-metropolitan district council |
| • Body | Runnymede Borough Council |
| • MPs | Ben Spencer |
| Area | |
| • Total | 30.1 sq mi (78.0 km2) |
| • Rank | 220th (of 296) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 87,739 |
| • Rank | 269th (of 296) |
| • Density | 2,900/sq mi (1,100/km2) |
| • Ethnicity | 92.5% White 2.9% S.Asian 1.1% Black 1.5% Mixed 1.9% Chinese or Other |
| Time zone | UTC0 (GMT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (BST) |
| ONS code | 43UG (ONS) E07000212 (GSS) |
| OS grid reference | TQ0149367283 |
The Borough of Runnymede is a local government district with borough status in Surrey, England. Its council is based in Addlestone and the borough also includes the towns of Chertsey and Egham. The borough is named after Runnymede, a water meadow on the banks of the River Thames near Egham, which is connected with the sealing of Magna Carta by King John in 1215.
It is a prosperous part of the London commuter belt, having some of the most expensive housing in the United Kingdom outside central London, such as the Wentworth Estate at Virginia Water. The M25 motorway which encircles London runs through the borough, with Addlestone, Chertsey and Egham Hythe being inside the M25. At the 2021 Census, the population of the borough was 87,739.
The neighbouring districts are Spelthorne, Elmbridge, Woking, Surrey Heath and Windsor and Maidenhead.