Elmbridge

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Borough of Elmbridge
Elmbridge
Location in Surrey
status Borough
region South East England
Administration County Surrey
Administrative headquarters Esher
surface 96.34 km² (249.)
Residents 131,000 (147.)
ONS code 43UB
Website www.elmbridge.gov.uk

Elmbridge is an administrative district with borough status in the county of Surrey in England , which borders Greater London in the north-east . The administrative seat is Esher ; other significant places are Hersham , Molesey , Thames Ditton , Walton-on-Thames and Weybridge . There is a town partnership with Rueil-Malmaison in France.

The district was formed on April 1, 1974 and was created from the merger of the urban districts Esher and Walton and Weybridge . It is named after Elmbridge Hundred, an old Surrey county council.

Elmbridge Coat of Arms.

Coordinates: 51 ° 22 ′ 10 ″  N , 0 ° 21 ′ 40 ″  W.