| Surbiton | |
|---|---|
 Surbiton Town Hall | |
| Area | |
| • 1894 | 3,046 acres (12.3 km2) |
| • 1965 | 4,710 acres (19.1 km2) |
| Population | |
| • 1901 | 15,017 |
| • 1961 | 62,977 |
| History | |
| • Created | 1855 |
| • Abolished | 1965 |
| • Succeeded by | Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames |
| Status | Improvement Commissioners District(1855 - 1894) Urban district (1894 - 1936) Municipal borough (after 1936) |
| Government | |
| • HQ | 17 Ewell Road, Surbiton |
| • Motto | Consilio Et Animis (By Wisdom and Courage) |
 Coat of Arms | |
Surbiton was a local government district in northeastSurrey,United Kingdom, from 1855 to 1965.
Until 1855Surbiton was administered as part of theparish ofKingston upon Thames. In that year a body ofimprovement commissioners was formed by a localact of parliament to govern the area.[1]
TheLocal Government Act 1894 reconstituted the Improvement Commissioners District as anurban district, and Surbiton Urban District Council was formed to replace the commissioners.
The parishes ofHook andTolworth were added from the short-livedKingston Rural District in 1895 andChessington was added in 1933, transferred fromEpsom Rural District. In 1936 the town was granted a charter of incorporation to become amunicipal borough.
Surbiton formed part of the review area of theRoyal Commission on Local Government in Greater London. The transfer to Greater London was supported by Surbiton Borough Council and opposed by Surrey County Council.[2] In 1965 it was abolished and its former area transferred toGreater London to be merged into an expandedRoyal Borough of Kingston upon Thames.
The formerTown Hall in Ewell Road still survives, with the winged lion from the crest of the borough's arms in the façade. After the formation of theRoyal Borough of Kingston upon Thames it was used as a Sessions House i.e courthouse and isGrade II listed.[3]
The borough's coat of arms was:Azure anelm tree proper in front of a sun ascendantor. Thesupporters were two stags proper, and thecrest was a winged lion couchant above a bridge proper. The arms survives in a stained glass window of Surbiton's parish church ofSaint Mark.[4]
Local government districts abolished or transferred by theLondon Government Act 1963 | ||
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| London | ||
| Essex | ||
| Hertfordshire | ||
| Middlesex,CC | ||
| Kent | ||
| Surrey | ||
| Transfers | Middlesex to Hertfordshire:Potters Bar
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