Borough of Guildford
Guildford | |
|---|---|
_(21688488881).jpg) Guildford Castle in Guildford, the borough's main settlement. | |
| Motto(s): Fortiter et Fideliter (Latin: Bravely and faithfully) | |
 Guildford shown within Surrey | |
| Coordinates: 51°14′46″N 0°33′07″W / 51.246°N 0.552°W | |
| Sovereign state |  United Kingdom |
| Constituent country |  England |
| Region | South East England |
| Ceremonial county |  Surrey |
| Established | 1 April 1974 |
| Administrative HQ | Guildford |
| Government | |
| • Type | Non-metropolitan district |
| • Body | Guildford Borough Council |
| • MPs | Zöe Franklin (Guildford) Jeremy Hunt (Godalming and Ash) Chris Coghlan (Dorking and Horley) Al Pinkerton (Surrey Heath) Will Forster (Woking) |
| Area | |
• Total | 105 sq mi (271 km2) |
| • Rank | 130th |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 145,673 |
| • Rank | 153rd |
| • Density | 1,390/sq mi (538/km2) |
| Ethnicity (2021) | |
| • Ethnic groups | |
| Religion (2021) | |
| • Religion | List
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| Time zone | UTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (British Summer Time) |
| ONS code | 43UD (ONS) E07000209 (GSS) |
| OS grid reference | TQ0105550700 |
The Borough of Guildford is a local government district with borough status in Surrey, England. With around half of the borough's population, Guildford is its largest settlement and only town, and is where the council is based.
The borough includes part of the Surrey Hills, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The neighbouring districts are Surrey Heath, Woking, Elmbridge, Reigate and Banstead, Waverley and Rushmoor.
History
[edit]The town of Guildford was an ancient borough, with its first known charter dating from 1257.[2] It was reformed to become a municipal borough in 1836 under the Municipal Corporations Act 1835, which standardised the way many boroughs operated across the country. The borough boundaries were enlarged several times, notably in 1836, 1933 and 1954.[3][4]
The modern district was formed on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, covering the area of two former districts, which were both abolished at the same time:[5][6]
Guildford's borough status transferred to the new district from its creation, allowing the chair of the council to take the title of mayor, continuing Guildford's series of mayors dating back to at least the fifteenth century.[7][2]
Governance
[edit]- See main article: Guildford Borough Council
Demography
[edit]Guildford has the second largest population of Surrey's eleven districts (based on census statistics, only 600 residents behind Reigate and Banstead).[8] Approximately half of the borough's population live in the town of Guildford.
==Parishes==75.4 and a few days The central part of the borough, corresponding to the pre-1974 borough and covering the majority of the Guildford built-up area, is an unparished area.[9][10] This area includes Bellfields, Boxgrove, Onslow Village, Park Barn, Stoughton, Westborough, and the (former) villages of Burpham, and Merrow.
The rest of the borough is covered by civil parishes:[11]
Notes and references
[edit]Notes
References
- ^ a b UK Census (2021). "2021 Census Area Profile – Guildford Local Authority (E07000209)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
- ^ a b Malden, H. E., ed. (1911). A History of the County of Surrey: Volume 3. London: Victoria County History. pp. 560–570. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
- ^ Municipal Corporations Act. 1835. p. 456. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
- ^ "Guildford Municipal Borough". A Vision of Britain through Time. GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
- ^ "The English Non-metropolitan District (Definition) Order 1972", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 1972/2039, retrieved 12 January 2024
- ^ "The English Non-metropolitan Districts (Names) Order 1973", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 1973/551, retrieved 3 January 2024
- ^ "District Councils and Boroughs". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). 28 March 1974. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
- ^ List of English districts by population
- ^ "Election Maps". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
- ^ "Surrey: Diagram showing administrative boundaries, 1971". National Library of Scotland. Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
- ^ Surrey County Council Archived 26 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine
