Reigate and Banstead
Borough of Reigate and Banstead | |
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View over Reigate towards the North Downs | |
| Motto: Never Wonne Ne Never Shall | |
Reigate and Banstead shown within Surrey | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Constituent country | England |
| Region | South East England |
| Non-metropolitan county | Surrey |
| Status | Non-metropolitan district |
| Admin HQ | Reigate |
| Incorporated | 1 April 1974 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Non-metropolitan district council |
| • Body | Reigate and Banstead Borough Council |
| • MPs | Crispin Blunt Claire Coutinho Chris Grayling |
| Area | |
| • Total | 49.8 sq mi (129.1 km2) |
| • Rank | 177th (of 296) Highest point : Reigate Hill |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 151,423 |
| • Rank | 141st (of 296) |
| • Density | 3,000/sq mi (1,200/km2) |
| • Ethnicity | 92.7% White 2.8% S.Asian 1.7% Black 1.6% Mixed Race 1.2% Chinese or Other |
| Time zone | UTC0 (GMT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (BST) |
| ONS code | 43UF (ONS) E07000211 (GSS) |
| OS grid reference | TQ2840251646 |
Reigate and Banstead is a local government district with borough status in Surrey, England. Its council is based in Reigate and the borough also includes the towns of Banstead, Horley and Redhill. Parts of the borough are within the Surrey Hills, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Northern parts of the borough, including Banstead, lie inside the M25 motorway which encircles London.
The neighbouring districts are Tandridge, Crawley, Mole Valley, Epsom and Ewell, Sutton and Croydon, the latter two being London boroughs.
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