ELMBRIDGE

Borough of Elmbridge
Elmbridge ''Shown within Surrey''
Geography
Status:	Borough
Region:	South East England
Admin. County:	Surrey
Area: - Total	Ranked 249th 96.34 km²
Admin. HQ:	Esher
ONS code:	43UB
Demographics
Population: - Total () - Density	Ranked / km²
Ethnicity:	94.0% White 2.3% S.Asian
Politics
Arms of Elmbridge Borough Council Elmbridge Borough Council http://www.elmbridge.gov.uk/
Leadership:	Leader & Cabinet
Executive:
MPs:	Philip Hammond, Ian Taylor

'Elmbridge' is a local government district and borough in Surrey, England. Its council is based in Esher. The district has only one civil parish which is Claygate.^[1]
It was formed on 1 April 1974 by the merger of Esher and Walton and Weybridge urban districts. It is named for the old Elmbridge hundred.
Following the 3 May 2007 borough elections, the overall make up of Elmbridge Borough Council is Conservatives 28, Residents' Groups 21, Liberal Democrats eight, Hinchley Wood Residents' Association two and Hersham Village Society one.^[2]
Elmbridge is twinned with Rueil-Malmaison, France.
Elmbridge appears in Domesday Book of 1086 as ''Amelebrige''. Elmbridge was a hundred (these are not marked on the Surrey map, which shows only Domesday manors), an administrative area, where local leaders met about once a month.^[3]

Contents

"The Beverly Hills of Surrey"

External links

References

"The Beverly Hills of Surrey"

On 11 August 2006 Elmbridge was labelled 'The Beverly Hills of Surrey' by newspaper The Daily Mail^[4], due to the fact it reportedly has the best quality of life in Britain following a survey conducted by Halifax Estate agency.

External links

★ Walton on Thames - A guide to Walton on Thames attractions, traders and events within Elmbridge

References

1. Surrey County Council
2. Esher News and Mail retrieved 4/5/07
3. Surrey Domesday Book
4. Daily Mail