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Waverley, Surrey

Borough of Waverley
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
Arms of Waverley Borough Council
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


06-01-2009 23:10:04
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