51°23′42″N0°32′28″W / 51.395°N 0.541°W /51.395; -0.541
Borough of Runnymede | |
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 Runnymede Bridge, carrying the A30 and M25 over theRiver Thames near Egham | |
 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 Jack Rankin |
| Area | |
• Total | 30.1 sq mi (78.0 km2) |
| • Rank | 220th(of 296) |
| Population (2024) | |
• Total | 92,118 |
| • Rank | 263rd(of 296) |
| • Density | 3,060/sq mi (1,180/km2) |
| Ethnicity(2021) | |
| • Ethnic groups | |
| Religion(2021) | |
| • Religion | List
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| Time zone | UTC0 (GMT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (BST) |
| ONS code | 43UG (ONS) E07000212 (GSS) |
| OS grid reference | TQ0149367283 |
TheBorough of Runnymede is alocal government district withborough status inSurrey, England. Its council is based inAddlestone and the borough also includes the towns ofChertsey andEgham. The borough is named afterRunnymede, a water meadow on the banks of theRiver Thames near Egham, which is connected with the sealing ofMagna Carta byKing John in 1215.
It is a prosperous part of theLondon commuter belt, having some of the most expensive housing in the United Kingdom outside central London, such as theWentworth Estate atVirginia Water. TheM25 motorway which encirclesLondon runs through the borough, with Addlestone, Chertsey andEgham Hythe being inside the M25. At the2021 Census, the population of the borough was 87,739. With a GDP per capita of £87,277 it is the sixth wealthiest borough in the UK, and the wealthiest outside of London.[2] The UK Competitiveness Index ranks it as the 8th most economically competitive area in the UK, with only London boroughs ahead.[3]
The neighbouring districts areSpelthorne,Elmbridge,Woking,Surrey Heath andWindsor and Maidenhead.
The district was created on 1 April 1974 under theLocal Government Act 1972, covering two former districts which were both abolished at the same time:[4][5]
The new district was named after the water meadow of Runnymede on the banks of the Thames at Egham on the northern edge of the borough, which is connected with the sealing ofMagna Carta byKing John in 1215 and is the site of several significant monuments.[6]
The district was awarded borough status in 1978, allowing the chair of the council to take the title ofmayor.[7]
Runnymede Borough Council providesdistrict-level services.County-level services are provided bySurrey County Council. The borough is unparished, so noparish councils exist.[8]
TheM25 motorway runs through Runnymede from south to north, with junctions at Chertsey and Egham, while train services in the borough are provided bySouth Western Railway on theWaterloo–Reading line and theChertsey branch line.
