Borough of Spelthorne

Spelthorne
Borough and non-metropolitan district
Thames Street in Sunbury-on-Thames
Coat of arms
Motto(s):  Ad Solem Prospicimus (Latin: We look towards the Sun)
Spelthorne shown within Surrey
Coordinates: 51°26′N 0°30′W / 51.433°N 0.500°W / 51.433; -0.500
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	South East England
Non-metropolitan county	Surrey
Historic county	Middlesex
Status	Non-metropolitan district, Borough
Incorporated	1 April 1974
Admin HQ	Staines-upon-Thames
Government
• Type	Non-metropolitan district council
• Body	Spelthorne Borough Council
• MPs	Lincoln Jopp
Area
• Total	19.75 sq mi (51.16 km2)
• Rank	250th (of 296)[1][better source needed]
Population  (2022)
• Total	103,551
• Rank	232nd (of 296)
• Density	5,200/sq mi (2,000/km2)
Ethnicity (2021) [2]
• Ethnic groups	List 78.7% White 12.8% Asian 3.7% Mixed 2.5% Black 2.4% other
Religion (2021) [2]
• Religion	List 50.9% Christianity 31.2% no religion 5.7% not stated 4.2% Hinduism 4% Islam 2.5% Sikhism 0.7% Buddhism 0.5% other 0.2% Judaism
Time zone	UTC0 (GMT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (BST)
ONS code	43UH (ONS) E07000213 (GSS)
OS grid reference	TQ045715

Spelthorne is a local government district with borough status in Surrey, England. Its council is based in Staines-upon-Thames; other settlements in the area include Ashford, Sunbury-on-Thames, Shepperton, Stanwell and Laleham. It is named after the medieval Spelthorne Hundred which had covered the area.

The borough is largely urban; although outside the boundaries of Greater London, it is almost entirely inside the M25 motorway which encircles London. The borough contains several large reservoirs, including the Wraysbury Reservoir, Staines Reservoirs and Queen Mary Reservoir, which all supply fresh water to London and surrounding areas.

The neighbouring districts are Elmbridge, Runnymede, Windsor and Maidenhead, Slough, Hillingdon, Hounslow and Richmond upon Thames, the latter three being London boroughs.