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'''Runnymede''' (meaning ''meadow at the island where councils are held'') lies on the south bank of the [[River Thames]] between Egham and [[Windsor]]. Its use as an official place of assembly goes back into the Anglo-Saxon era, but it is as the venue for that meeting between [[King John]] and the [[barons]] that brought about the “signing” of the [[Magna Carta]] on 15th June 1215 that has cemented its place in history.  
 
'''Runnymede''' (meaning ''meadow at the island where councils are held'') lies on the south bank of the [[River Thames]] between Egham and [[Windsor]]. Its use as an official place of assembly goes back into the Anglo-Saxon era, but it is as the venue for that meeting between [[King John]] and the [[barons]] that brought about the “signing” of the [[Magna Carta]] on 15th June 1215 that has cemented its place in history.  
  
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