Runnymede
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Runnymede is a water-meadow alongside the River Thames in the English county of Surrey, bordering Berkshire and just over west of central London. It is notable for its association with the sealing of Magna Carta, and as a consequence is, with its adjoining hillside, the site of memorials. Runnymede Borough is named after the area, Runnymede being at its northernmost point.
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- View over Magna Carta Island towards Runnymede
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- Surrey
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- Surrey
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- River Thames
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- garden
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Runnymede
- Owned by
- National Trust
- Operator
- National Trust
- Official website
- www.nationaltrust.org.uk/runnymede-and-ankerwycke
- Image
- RunnymedeMagnacartaisle.jpg
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- Commons category
- Runnymede
- described by source
- The Nuttall Encyclopædia
- different from
- Runnymede
- has facility
- accessible toilet
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Encyclopedic overview
25 sectionsContents
- Topography
- History
- Runnymede Eco Village
- Features
- Urban H. Broughton memorials
- Langham Pond SSSI
- Air Forces Memorial
- John F. Kennedy Memorial
- Magna Carta Memorial
- Ceremonial tree plantings
- ''The Jurors''
- ''Writ in Water''
- Cooper's Hill House
- Ankerwycke Yew
- Location and access
- Namesakes
- Australia
- Canada
- France
- India
- Spain
- United States
- Explanatory notes
- References
- External links
Runnymede is a water-meadow alongside the River Thames in the English county of Surrey, bordering Berkshire and just over west of central London. It is notable for its association with the sealing of Magna Carta, and as a consequence is, with its adjoining hillside, the site of memorials. Runnymede Borough is named after the area, Runnymede being at its northernmost point.
thumb|upright=1.2|Map of Runnymede area: north-west is to the top
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Runnymede” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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