Borough of Eastleigh
The Borough of Eastleigh is a local government district with borough status in Hampshire, England. It is named after its main town of Eastleigh, where the council is based. The borough also contains the town of Hedge End along with several villages, many of which form part of the South Hampshire urban area.
Borough of Eastleigh | |
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Non-metropolitan borough and borough | |
Shown within Hampshire | |
| Coordinates: 50°56′56″N 1°18′38″W | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Constituent country | England |
| Region | South East England |
| County | Hampshire |
| Admin HQ | Eastleigh |
| Incorporated | 1936 |
| Reformed | 1 April 1974 |
| Government | |
| • Type | District |
| • Governing body | Eastleigh Borough Council |
| • MPs: | Paul Holmes (Con) Steve Brine (Con) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 30.77 sq mi (79.69 km2) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 136,974 (Ranked 168th) |
| • Density | 4,450/sq mi (1,719/km2) |
| Ethnicity (2021) | |
| • Ethnic groups | |
| Religion (2021) | |
| • Religion | List
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| Time zone | UTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time) |
| Postcode | SO |
| Area codes | 023, 01489 |
| ONS code | 24UD |
The neighbouring districts are Fareham, Winchester, Test Valley, Southampton and (across Southampton Water) New Forest. Water bounds much of the borough, with Southampton Water and the River Hamble bordering the east and southwest of the district. The borough lies within the Hampshire Basin.
The original Eastleigh borough was formed in 1936 following the incorporation of the former Eastleigh Urban District Council. The borough as it is today was formed in 1974, when the existing Borough of Eastleigh expanded to include part of the former Winchester Rural District as a result of the Local Government Act 1972. The borough's Latin motto, "Salus populi suprema lex" translates as "The Welfare of the People is the most important Law".
The borough is served by two motorways and seven railway stations as well as an international airport. There is also a ferry linking Hamble-le-Rice in Eastleigh to Warsash in Fareham, and a disused canal running through the north of the borough.
There are eight scheduled monuments and around 180 listed buildings in the borough, with Netley Abbey, Bursledon Windmill, the chapel of Netley Hospital, and Netley Castle among them. The borough also contains eight conservation areas and around 20,000 trees protected by tree preservation orders.