Runnymede

:This article is about the historic water meadow where Magna Carta was signed; for the district council named after that place, see Runnymede (district).

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Runnymede is a water meadow alongside the River Thames in the English county of Surrey. It is famous in history for its association with the Magna Carta and today it is also well known for its collection of memorials.

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The water meadow at Runnymede is the most likely location at which, in 1215, King John sealed the Magna Carta, and the charter itself indicates Runnymede by name. It has been disputed whether the ceremony took place actually in the meadow, or on Magna Carta Island, a small (and now private) island in the Thames adjacent to the meadow, or at Ankerwycke, an ancient place adjoining Magna Carta Island on the far bank. Although the latter two locations are now in Berkshire, they may have been considered part of Runnymede at the time.

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