SPELTHORNE

Borough of Spelthorne
Spelthorne ''Shown within Surrey''
Geography
Status:	Borough
Region:	South East England
Admin. County:	Surrey
Area: - Total	Ranked 298th 51.16 km²
Admin. HQ:	Staines
ONS code:	43UH
Demographics
Population: - Total () - Density	Ranked / km²
Ethnicity:	94.3% White 2.8% S.Asian
Politics
Arms of Spelthorne Borough Council Spelthorne Borough Council http://www.spelthorne.gov.uk/
Leadership:	Leader & Cabinet
Executive:
MP:	David Wilshire

'Spelthorne' is a local government district and borough in Surrey, England. It includes the towns of Ashford, Laleham, Shepperton, Staines, Stanwell and Sunbury. See districts below for a complete list.
Spelthorne appears in Domesday Book of 1086 as ''Spelet(h)orne''. Spelthorne 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.^[1]
The borough was formed in 1974 from Staines Urban District and Sunbury-on-Thames Urban District. The urban districts had originally been part of Middlesex; however in 1965 when much of the rest of Middlesex was absorbed into Greater London these two were instead transferred to Surrey. Its boundary changed in 1995 when Poyle was transferred to Slough in Berkshire.
The borough remained inside the Metropolitan Police District, and was not transferred to Surrey Police until the boundary was realigned to Greater London in 2000.
The 3rd May 2007 election results produced 31 Conservative seats and 8 Liberal Democrat seats.^[2]
The district is named after the ancient Spelthorne hundred of Middlesex, which covered also East Bedfont, Feltham and Hanworth, all in the London Borough of Hounslow.
The borough is a mix of leafy suburbs (mainly towards the river Thames) and suburban housing. Kempton Park Racecourse and Shepperton Studios are both located in Spelthorne. Staines is both the largest town in the borough and its administrative centre, at Knowle Green.
The borough is home to a number of large reservoirs, including Queen Mary, Staines and King George VI, all important bird reserves as is the large Staines Moor, designated an area of outstanding scientific interest.
Boroughs adjacent to Spelthorne include Runnymede, Elmbridge, and Windsor and Maidenhead.

Contents

Districts

See also

External links

References

Districts

★ Staines

★ Sunbury on Thames

★ Shepperton

★ Ashford

★ Laleham

★ Kempton Park

★ Stanwell

★ Stanwell Moor

★ Upper Hallford

★ Charlton Village

★ Littleton

★ Poo Town
Spelthorne is twinned with Melun in France.

See also

★ Spelthorne (UK Parliament constituency)

External links

★ Spelthorne Borough Council

References

1. Surrey Domesday Book
2. BBC news retrieved 4/5/07