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Waverley, Surrey
| Borough of Waverley | |
|---|---|
 Shown within Surrey | |
| Geography | |
| Status: | Borough |
| Region: | South East England |
| Admin. County: | Surrey |
| Area: - Total | Ranked 139th 345.17 km² |
| Admin. HQ: | Godalming |
| ONS code: | 43UL |
| Demographics | |
| Population: - Total (2002 est.) - Density | Ranked 171st 115,976 336 / km² |
| Ethnicity: | 97.4% White |
| Politics | |
 Waverley Borough Council http://www.waverley.gov.uk/ | |
| Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet |
| Executive: | Liberal Democrats |
| MPs: | Sue Doughty, Virginia Bottomley |
Waverley is a local government district with borough status in Surrey, England. The borough's headquarters are in the town of Godalming, although the largest town is Farnham. The borough’s other town is Haslemere, which has about the same population as the village of Cranleigh.
Waverley neighbours the boroughs of Guildford and Mole Valley in Surrey, and the counties of West Sussex and Hampshire.
The borough is named for Waverley Abbey, near Farnham, the earliest Cistercian monastery in Britain.
Waverley is a Wealden borough, bounded to the north by the Hog’s Back section of the North Downs. It is one of the most heavily wooded boroughs in England.
Other settlements in the borough include:
- Alfold
- Bramley
- Chiddingfold, Churt
- Dunsfold
- Elstead, Ewhurst
- Farncombe, Frensham
- Grayshott
- Hambledon, Hascombe, Hindhead
- Milford
- Tilford
- Witley, Wonersh
Last updated: 07-18-2005 19:03:38
10-26-2009 08:16:03
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