Surrey
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Surrey (/ˈsʌri/)[2] is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in South East England, to the southwest of Greater London. Surrey has a large rural area, and several significant urban areas which form part of the Greater London Built-up Area. With a population of approximately 1.2 million people, Surrey is the 12th-most populous county in England. The most populated town in Surrey is Woking, followed by Guildford.
Surrey | |
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| Coordinates: 51°15′N 0°25′W | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Constituent country | England |
| Region | South East |
| Established | before 1066 |
| Time zone | UTC±00:00 (Greenwich Mean Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (British Summer Time) |
| Members of Parliament | List of MPs |
| Police | Surrey Police |
| Largest town | Woking |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Lord Lieutenant | Michael More-Molyneux |
| High Sheriff | Julie Llewelyn (2021–22)[1] |
| Area | 1,663 km2 (642 sq mi) |
| • Ranked | 35th of 48 |
| Population (2021) | 1,189,934 |
| • Ranked | 12th of 48 |
| Density | 716/km2 (1,850/sq mi) |
| Non-metropolitan county | |
| County council | Surrey County Council |
| Executive | Conservative |
| Admin HQ | Woodhatch Place, Reigate |
| Area | 1,663 km2 (642 sq mi) |
| • Ranked | 24th of 26 |
| Population | 1,196,236 |
| • Ranked | 5th of 26 |
| Density | 720/km2 (1,900/sq mi) |
| ISO 3166-2 | GB-SRY |
| ONS code | 43 |
| GSS code | E10000030 |
| ITL | UKJ23 |
| Website | www |
| Districts | |
 Districts of Surrey | |
| Districts | |
The county is divided into eleven districts with borough status. Between 1893 and 2020, Surrey County Council was headquartered at County Hall, Kingston-upon-Thames (now part of Greater London) but is now based at Woodhatch Place, Reigate.[3] In the 20th century several alterations were made to Surrey's borders, with territory ceded to Greater London upon its creation and some gained from the abolition of Middlesex.
Surrey is bordered by Greater London to the north east, Kent to the east, Berkshire to the north west, West Sussex to the south, East Sussex to the south east, and Hampshire to the west.