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Waverley, Surrey
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| Borough of Waverley | |
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 Shown within Surrey |
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| 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 (2006 est.) - Density |
Ranked 176th 116,800 338 / km² |
| Ethnicity: | 97.4% White |
| Politics | |
 Waverley Borough Council http://www.waverley.gov.uk/ |
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| Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet |
| Executive: | Conservative |
| MPs: | Jeremy Hunt, Anne Milton |
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. The borough also contains Blackheath Common an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
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. The Borough of Waverley bears no relation to local wandering side Waverley Cricket Club, who have used the name 'Waverley' since 1952.
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The district was formed on April 1, 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, by a merger of the municipal borough of Godalming, with Farnham and Haslemere urban districts and Hambledon Rural District.
The 3 May 2007 borough elections produced 51 Conservative seats, 3 Liberal Democrat seats and 3 Independent.[1]
Mayen-Koblenz in Germany dates from 1977.[2]
Waverley is entirely divided into civil parishes.[3]
- Alfold
- Bramley
- Busbridge
- Chiddingfold
- Churt
- Cranleigh
- Dockenfield
- Dunsfold
- Elstead
- Ewhurst
- Farnham
- Frensham
- Godalming
- Hambledon
- Hascombe
- Haslemere
- Peper Harow
- Thursley
- Tilford
- Witley
- Wonersh
- ^ Waverley borough election results retrieved 4/5/07
- ^ Waverley twinning info
- ^ Surrey Council
