- Elmbridge
Elmbridge is a local government district and
borough inSurrey ,England . Its council is based inEsher . The district has only one civil parish, which isClaygate . [ [http://www.surreycc.gov.uk/sccwebsite/sccwspages.nsf/LookupWebPagesByTITLE_RTF/Parishes+by+district?opendocument#Elmbridge Surrey County Council] ] It has a boundary withGreater London to the north east and is located almost entirely within the bounds of theM25 motorway .History
The district was formed on
1 April 1974 by the merger ofEsher and Walton and Weybridge urban districts. It is named for the old Elmbridge hundred, which appears inDomesday Book of 1086 as "Amelebrige". [ [http://www.gwp.enta.net/surrnames.htm Surrey Domesday Book] ]Politics
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 andHersham Village Society one. [ [http://www.esher.co.uk/news/2010/2010243/elmbridge_borough_council_election_results Esher News and Mail] retrieved 4/5/07] Members of Parliament are Ian Taylor MP (Esher & Walton) andPhillip Hammond MP (Runnymede & Weybridge)."The Beverly Hills of Surrey"
On
11 August 2006 Elmbridge was labelled 'TheBeverly Hills of Surrey' by newspaperThe Daily Mail [ [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=400165&in_page_id=1770 Daily Mail] ] , due to the fact it reportedly has the bestquality of life in Britain following a survey conducted by Halifax Estate agency.Two prominent dwellers during the 18° century were Admiral Hopson and Admiral
Charles Wager , who found Elmbridge very convenient as it was on the road from London to Portsmouth ( cf www//elmbridgemuseum ).Twinning
Elmbridge is twinned with
Rueil-Malmaison ,France . [ [http://www.elmbridge.gov.uk/atoz/detail.htm?pk_services=992 Elmbridge twinning info] ] , a wealthy residential suburbia about 8 miles West of Paris .References
External links
* [http://www.elmbridge.gov.uk/ Elbridge Borough Council]
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