page_title: Epsom and Ewell
section_title: Geography
hierarchical_section_title: Epsom and Ewell / Geography
caption_attribution_description: English: One of the "Borough of Epsom and Ewell" signs placed at its boundaries, on Epsom Lane North, Epsom Downs
context_page_description: Epsom and Ewell is a local government district with borough status in Surrey, England, covering the towns of Epsom and Ewell. The borough was formed as an urban district in 1894, and was known as Epsom until 1934. It was made a municipal borough in 1937. The district was considered for inclusion in Greater London in 1965 but was left unaltered by the London Government Act 1963 and the Local Government Act 1972 in 1974. However, despite being outside modern Greater London the borough was in the Metropolitan Police District until it was transferred to Surrey Police in 2000. In the May 2019 elections, the borough was held by the Epsom and Ewell Residents Association with 32 seats, Labour with 3 seats, Liberal Democrats with 2 seats, and Conservatives with 1 seat.
context_section_description: The borough is at a range of elevations, scaling the lower slopes of the North Downs and drains into a large stream which springs above the surface in Ewell, the Hogsmill River which drains into the Thames at Kingston.  The borough comprises:
  Ewell
  Epsom (which is a large post town which includes the above and reaches into Reigate and Banstead and Mole Valley)
  Stoneleigh (part) (excludes the north of the suburb)
  Worcester Park (part) (Cuddington ward).
caption: One of the "Borough of Epsom and Ewell" signs placed at a boundary, on Epsom Lane North, Epsom Downs.
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