Saturday, 14 September 2013

London Borough of Spelthorne and Runnymede

This proposed borough is a merger of the existing Surrey boroughs of Spelthorne and Runnymede. The proposed borough's boundaries are shown below in red. I estimate the population of this borough to be 180,000.
 
 

Towns and Villages included in the borough:

Staines, Sunbury, Shepperton, Chertsey, Addlestone, Egham, Ashford, Ottershaw, Virginia Water, Thorpe, Englefield Green, Stanwell, Laleham
 

Notable things about the area:

The fictional comedic character Ali G is supposedly from Staines and the film involving the character, Ali G in da house, was set in the town.
One of England's largest theme parks, Thorpe Park, is located here.
On the southern edge of Heathrow Airport.
Contains a lot of reservoirs including the Staines Reservoirs, the Wraysbury Reservoir, the Queen Mary Reservoir and the King the George VI reservoir.


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