Editing Borough of Runnymede (section)

==History==
The district was created on 1 April 1974 under the [[Local Government Act 1972]], covering two former districts which were both abolished at the same time:<ref>{{cite legislation UK|type=si|si=The English Non-metropolitan District (Definition) Order 1972|year=1972|number=2039|access-date=17 November 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Surrey: Diagram showing administrative boundaries, 1971 |url=https://maps.nls.uk/view/241244539 |website=National Library of Scotland |publisher=Ordnance Survey |access-date=15 January 2024}}</ref>
*[[Chertsey]] [[Urban district (England and Wales)|Urban District]] (which included Addlestone)
*[[Egham]] Urban District (which included [[Thorpe, Surrey|Thorpe]] and Virginia Water)
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 of [[Magna Carta]] by [[John, King of England|King John]] in 1215 and is the site of several significant monuments.<ref>{{cite legislation UK|type=si|si=The English Non-metropolitan Districts (Names) Order 1973|year=1973|number=551|access-date=3 January 2024}}</ref>

The district was awarded borough status in 1978, allowing the chair of the council to take the title of [[Mayors in England|mayor]].<ref>{{cite book |title=Alteration of status of local authorities June 1977–January 1978 |date=1978 |publisher=Department of the Environment |location=London |page=2 |url=https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20221201180356mp_/https://s3-eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/lgbce/__data/assets/pdf_file/0018/17523/change-bulletin-1975-1978.pdf |access-date=15 January 2024}}</ref>