Walton and Weybridge was a local government district in Surrey, England from 1933 to 1974.
It was formed by a County Review Order in 1933 by the merger of the urban districts of Walton-on-Thames and Weybridge.
The district was abolished in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972 and now forms part of the Elmbridge district.
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