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Waverley is a local government district
Non-metropolitan district

Non-metropolitan districts, or colloquially 'shire districts', are a type of Districts of England in England. As originally created, they are sub-divisions of non-metropolitan county in a so-called "two-tier" arrangement....
 with borough
Borough

A borough is an administrative division of various countries. In principle, the term borough designates a self-governing township although, in practice, official use of the term varies widely....
 status in Surrey
Surrey

Surrey is a counties of England in the South East England of England and is one of the Home Counties. The county borders Greater London, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire, and Berkshire....
, England
England

native_name =|conventional_long_name = England|common_name = England|image_flag = Flag of England.svg|image_coat = England COA.svg|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...
. The borough's headquarters are in the town of Godalming
Godalming

Godalming is a town in the Waverley, Surrey district of the county of Surrey, England, south of Guildford. It is built on the banks of the River Wey and is a prosperous stockbroker belt commuter town for London....
, although the largest town is Farnham. The borough's other town is Haslemere
Haslemere

Haslemere is a town in Surrey, England, close to the border with both Hampshire and West Sussex. The major road between London and Portsmouth, the A3 road , lies to the west, and a branch of the River Wey to the south....
, which has about the same population as the village of Cranleigh
Cranleigh

Cranleigh is a large village, proclaimed the Largest village in England, and is situated 8 miles south east of Godalming in Surrey. It lies to the east of the A281 which links Guildford with Horsham; neighbouring villages include: Ewhurst, Surrey, Alfold and Hascombe....
.

Waverley neighbours the boroughs of Guildford
Guildford (borough)

Guildford is a Non-metropolitan district with borough status in Surrey, England. It is named after Guildford where its council is based.The district was formed on April 1, 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, as a merge of the municipal borough of Guildford, and Guildford Rural District....
 and Mole Valley
Mole Valley

Mole Valley is a Non-metropolitan district in Surrey, England. Its council is based in Dorking.The district, named after the River Mole, Surrey, was formed on April 1, 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, by a merger of the urban districts of Dorking and Leatherhead and most of the Dorking and Horley Rural District....
 in Surrey, and the counties of West Sussex
West Sussex

West Sussex is a county in the south of England, bordering onto East Sussex , Hampshire and Surrey. The county of Sussex has been divided into East and West since the 12th century, and obtained separate county councils in 1888, but it remained a single ceremonial counties of England until 1974 and the coming into force of the Local Government...
 and Hampshire
Hampshire

Hampshire , sometimes historically Southamptonshire, Hamptonshire, , or the County of Southampton, is a Counties of England on the south coast of England....
. The borough is named after Waverley Abbey
Waverley Abbey

Waverley Abbey was the first Cistercian abbey in England, founded in 1128 by William Giffard, Bishop of Winchester. It is situated about one mile south of Farnham, Surrey, in a bend of the River Wey....
, near Farnham, the earliest Cistercian monastery
Monastery

Monastery , a term derived from the Greek language word ???ast?????, neut. of ???ast????? - monasterios denotes the building, or complex of buildings, that houses a room reserved for prayer as well as the domestic quarters and workplace of Monk, whether monks or nuns, and whether living in Cenobium or alone ....
 in Britain.






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Waverley is a local government district
Non-metropolitan district

Non-metropolitan districts, or colloquially 'shire districts', are a type of Districts of England in England. As originally created, they are sub-divisions of non-metropolitan county in a so-called "two-tier" arrangement....
 with borough
Borough

A borough is an administrative division of various countries. In principle, the term borough designates a self-governing township although, in practice, official use of the term varies widely....
 status in Surrey
Surrey

Surrey is a counties of England in the South East England of England and is one of the Home Counties. The county borders Greater London, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire, and Berkshire....
, England
England

native_name =|conventional_long_name = England|common_name = England|image_flag = Flag of England.svg|image_coat = England COA.svg|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...
. The borough's headquarters are in the town of Godalming
Godalming

Godalming is a town in the Waverley, Surrey district of the county of Surrey, England, south of Guildford. It is built on the banks of the River Wey and is a prosperous stockbroker belt commuter town for London....
, although the largest town is Farnham. The borough's other town is Haslemere
Haslemere

Haslemere is a town in Surrey, England, close to the border with both Hampshire and West Sussex. The major road between London and Portsmouth, the A3 road , lies to the west, and a branch of the River Wey to the south....
, which has about the same population as the village of Cranleigh
Cranleigh

Cranleigh is a large village, proclaimed the Largest village in England, and is situated 8 miles south east of Godalming in Surrey. It lies to the east of the A281 which links Guildford with Horsham; neighbouring villages include: Ewhurst, Surrey, Alfold and Hascombe....
.

Waverley neighbours the boroughs of Guildford
Guildford (borough)

Guildford is a Non-metropolitan district with borough status in Surrey, England. It is named after Guildford where its council is based.The district was formed on April 1, 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, as a merge of the municipal borough of Guildford, and Guildford Rural District....
 and Mole Valley
Mole Valley

Mole Valley is a Non-metropolitan district in Surrey, England. Its council is based in Dorking.The district, named after the River Mole, Surrey, was formed on April 1, 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, by a merger of the urban districts of Dorking and Leatherhead and most of the Dorking and Horley Rural District....
 in Surrey, and the counties of West Sussex
West Sussex

West Sussex is a county in the south of England, bordering onto East Sussex , Hampshire and Surrey. The county of Sussex has been divided into East and West since the 12th century, and obtained separate county councils in 1888, but it remained a single ceremonial counties of England until 1974 and the coming into force of the Local Government...
 and Hampshire
Hampshire

Hampshire , sometimes historically Southamptonshire, Hamptonshire, , or the County of Southampton, is a Counties of England on the south coast of England....
. The borough is named after Waverley Abbey
Waverley Abbey

Waverley Abbey was the first Cistercian abbey in England, founded in 1128 by William Giffard, Bishop of Winchester. It is situated about one mile south of Farnham, Surrey, in a bend of the River Wey....
, near Farnham, the earliest Cistercian monastery
Monastery

Monastery , a term derived from the Greek language word ???ast?????, neut. of ???ast????? - monasterios denotes the building, or complex of buildings, that houses a room reserved for prayer as well as the domestic quarters and workplace of Monk, whether monks or nuns, and whether living in Cenobium or alone ....
 in Britain. The borough also contains Blackheath Common
Blackheath Common

Blackheath Common is an area of of heath in Surrey, England, near the village of Albury, Surrey in the borough of Waverley, Surrey. It is often confused with Blackheath, London in London....
 an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty

An Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty is an area of Rural considered to have significant landscape value in England, Wales or Northern Ireland, that has been specially designated by the Countryside Agency on behalf of the United Kingdom government; the Countryside Council for Wales on behalf of the Welsh Assembly Government; or the Norther...
.

Waverley is a Weald
Weald

The Weald is the name given to a physiographic area in south-east England situated between the parallel chalk escarpments of the North Downs and the South Downs....
en borough, bounded to the north by the Hog's Back
Hog's Back

The Hog's Back is that part of the North Downs in Surrey, England between Farnham, Surrey in the west and Guildford in the east....
 section of the North Downs
North Downs

The North Downs are a ridge of chalk hills in south east England that stretch for 120 miles from Farnham in Surrey to the White Cliffs of Dover in Kent....
. It is one of the most heavily wooded boroughs in England. It takes its name from Waverley Abbey
Waverley Abbey

Waverley Abbey was the first Cistercian abbey in England, founded in 1128 by William Giffard, Bishop of Winchester. It is situated about one mile south of Farnham, Surrey, in a bend of the River Wey....
, whose ruins are within the district (unlike local wandering side Waverley Cricket Club, who are named after the Waverley Arms pub in Farnham
Farnham

Farnham is a town in Surrey, England, within the Borough of Waverley Borough Council. The town is situated some 42 miles southwest of London in the extreme west of Surrey, adjacent to the border with Hampshire....
 and who have used the name since 1952).

It was recently voted, in a Channel 4
Channel 4

Channel 4 is a UK Public service broadcasting in the United Kingdom television broadcaster which began transmissions on 2 November 1982. Although commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the #Channel Four Television...
 poll, the 4th best place to live in the UK .

Politics

The district was formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972
Local Government Act 1972

The Local Government Act 1972 is an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom, that reformed local government in the United Kingdom in England and Wales, on 1 April 1974....
, by a merger of the municipal borough
Municipal borough

Municipal boroughs were a type of local government which existed in England and Wales between 1835 and 1974, in Northern Ireland from 1840 to 1973 and in the Republic of Ireland from 1840 to 2002....
 of Godalming, with Farnham and Haslemere urban district
Urban district

In the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, an urban district was a type of local government district that covered an urbanised area. Urban districts had an elected Urban District Council , which shared local government responsibilities with a county council....
s and Hambledon Rural District.

The 3 May 2007 borough elections produced 51 Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)

The Conservative and Unionist Party, more commonly known as the Conservative Party, is a conservative political party in the United Kingdom....
 seats, 3 Liberal Democrat
Liberal Democrats

The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems or just Lib Dem, are a Liberalism political party in the United Kingdom, formed in 1988 by merging the Liberal Party and the Social Democratic Party ; the two parties had been SDP-Liberal Alliance for seven years, from shortly after the formation of the SDP....
 seats and 3 Independent.

Twinning

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    Germany

    Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
     dates from 1977.


Civil parishes

Waverley is entirely divided into civil parish
Civil parish

In the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, a civil parish is usually the lowest unit of local government, below district and county councils....
es.
  • Alfold
    Alfold

    Alfold is small village and civil parish on the Surrey/West Sussex border in England. The parish clerk is Mrs L.R. Enticknap.Originally sited perhaps for the glass making ....
  • Bramley
    Bramley, Surrey

    Bramley is a village and civil parish about three miles south of Guildford in the Borough of Waverley, Surrey in Surrey, south east England. With a population of c.3,300 most of the parish lies in the Surrey Hills AONB Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty....
  • Busbridge
    Busbridge

    Busbridge is a civil parish and village in the borough of Waverley, Surrey in Surrey. It has a population of 758. It forms part of the Waverley Wards of the United Kingdom of Bramley, Surrey, Busbridge and Hascombe....
  • Chiddingfold
    Chiddingfold

    Chiddingfold is a village and civil parish in the heart of The Weald in the Waverley, Surrey district of Surrey, England. It lies on the A283 road between Milford, Surrey and Petworth....
  • Churt
    Churt

    Churt is a village and civil parish in the borough of Waverley, Surrey in Surrey, England. It is located on the A287 road between Hindhead and Farnham....
  • Cranleigh
    Cranleigh

    Cranleigh is a large village, proclaimed the Largest village in England, and is situated 8 miles south east of Godalming in Surrey. It lies to the east of the A281 which links Guildford with Horsham; neighbouring villages include: Ewhurst, Surrey, Alfold and Hascombe....
  • Dockenfield
    Dockenfield

    Dockenfield is a civil parish in the borough of Waverley in Surrey. It has a population of 421. The parish council clerk is R Liiv....
  • Dunsfold
    Dunsfold

    Dunsfold is a village in the Waverley, Surrey district of the county of Surrey, England, 8.7 miles south of Guildford. The census area Chiddingfold and Dunsfold has a population of 3,812....
  • Elstead
    Elstead

    Elstead is a village in Surrey, England, with shops and cottages mainly clustered around a central green, close to the River Wey. Neighbouring villages include Gatwick, Surrey, Puttenham, Surrey, Charleshill and Peper Harrow....
  • Ewhurst
    Ewhurst, Surrey

    Ewhurst is a small village in the England county of Surrey.Ewhurst is located between Cranleigh and Shere which is around five miles in the other direction....
  • Farnham
    Farnham

    Farnham is a town in Surrey, England, within the Borough of Waverley Borough Council. The town is situated some 42 miles southwest of London in the extreme west of Surrey, adjacent to the border with Hampshire....
  • Frensham
    Frensham

    Frensham is a village in Surrey, England beside the A287 road, 20 km south west of Guildford. Neighbouring villages include Millbridge, Shortfield Common, Dockenfield, Spreakley, Batt's Corner and Rushmoor....
  • Godalming
    Godalming

    Godalming is a town in the Waverley, Surrey district of the county of Surrey, England, south of Guildford. It is built on the banks of the River Wey and is a prosperous stockbroker belt commuter town for London....
  • Hambledon
    Hambledon, Surrey

    Hambledon is a small and scattered village in Surrey, south of Guildford. It is tucked away amongst fields and woodland between Witley and Chiddingfold....
  • Hascombe
    Hascombe

    The village of Hascombe contains a cluster of cottages and country estates, St Peter's church, the village green and The White Horse pub, all nestling between wooded hillsides in Surrey, England....
  • Haslemere
    Haslemere

    Haslemere is a town in Surrey, England, close to the border with both Hampshire and West Sussex. The major road between London and Portsmouth, the A3 road , lies to the west, and a branch of the River Wey to the south....
  • Peper Harow
    Peper Harow

    Peper Harow is a tiny village in south-west Surrey close to the town of Godalming.The whole village is privately owned and access is restricted....
  • Thursley
    Thursley

    Thursley is a small village in Surrey. It lies just west of the A3 road running between Milford and Hindhead. Neighbouring villages include Rushmoor, Witley and Brook....
  • Tilford
    Tilford

    Tilford is a small village about four miles South of Farnham in Surrey, England. It lies within an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty The River Wey flows past the village although the river is only navigable from Godalming, 7.3 miles downstream....
  • Witley
    Witley

    Witley, in Surrey, England is a village two miles south west of Godalming. The village lies just east of the A3 road that runs from Guildford to Petersfield, Hampshire....
  • Wonersh
    Wonersh

    Wonersh is a small Surrey village in England. Wonersh is about 3 miles SSE of Guildford on the B2128 road from Guildford, Shalford, Surrey to Cranleigh....


See List of settlements and parishes in Waverley
List of settlements and parishes in Waverley

The civil parishes in Waverley, Surrey are* Alfold, Surrey* Bramley, Surrey* Busbridge* Chiddingfold* Churt* Cranleigh* Dockenfield* Dunsfold...
Waverley Parishes