Editing Surrey Heath (section)

==History==
The district was formed on 1 April 1974 under the [[Local Government Act 1972]]. The new district covered the area of two former districts, which were both abolished at the same time:<ref>{{cite legislation UK|type=si|si=The English Non-metropolitan Districts (Definition) Order 1972|year=1972|number=2039|access-date=31 May 2023}}</ref>
*[[Frimley and Camberley Urban District]]
*[[Bagshot Rural District]]
The new district was named "Surrey Heath" in recognition of the extensive areas of [[heathland]] it contains, including [[Chobham Common]] and [[Lightwater]] Country Park, which form part of the wider [[Thames Basin Heaths]].<ref>{{cite legislation UK|type=si|si=The English Non-metropolitan Districts (Names) Order 1973|year=1973|number=551|access-date=31 May 2023}}</ref> The new district was granted [[borough status in the United Kingdom|borough status]] from its creation, allowing the chair of the council to take the title of mayor.<ref>{{cite web |title=District Councils and Boroughs |url=https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/written-answers/1974/mar/28/district-councils-and-boroughs#S5CV0871P0_19740328_CWA_145 |website=[[Hansard|Parliamentary Debates (Hansard)]] |access-date=4 December 2021 |date=28 March 1974}}</ref>