Egham
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| Egham shown within Surrey | |
| Area | 2.64 km2 (1.02 sq mi) |
| Population | 6,384 (2011 Census: Egham Town ward, see also Egham Hythe) |
| • Density | 2,418/km2 (6,260/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | TQ008712 |
| • London | 19.3 miles (31.1 km) |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | EGHAM |
| Postcode district | TW20 |
| Post town | STAINES-UPON-THAMES |
| Postcode district | TW18 |
| Dialling code | 01784 |
| Police | Surrey |
| Fire | Surrey |
| Ambulance | South East Coast |
| EU Parliament | South East England |
| UK Parliament | |
Egham /ˈɛɡəm/ is a town in the Runnymede borough of Surrey, in the south-east of England. It is part of the London commuter belt and Greater London Urban Area and has its own railway station. It adjoins, narrowly, junction 13 of the M25 motorway and is centered 19 miles (31 km) WSW of London. It can be considered a university town as it has on its higher part, Egham Hill, the campus of Royal Holloway, University of London. Not far from this town at Runnymede Magna Carta was sealed.
Egham predates 666 AD when Chertsey Abbey was founded with many square miles of land, which included that of Ecga's Ham, one of the very oldest surviving charters (detailed records) of the country.
Egham appears in Domesday Book of 1086 as Egeham. It was (as mentioned) held by Chertsey Abbey and kept by that institution after the conquest when its assets were: 15 hides; 12 ploughlands, 120 acres (0.49 km2) of meadow, together with woodland, 'herbage and pannage' worth 75 hogs. It rendered one of the largest sums in Surrey to its feudal overlords per year, £30 10s 0d.
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