Borough of Waverley
The Borough of Waverley is a local government district with borough status in Surrey, England. The council is based in the town of Godalming. The borough also contains the towns of Farnham and Haslemere and numerous villages, including the large village of Cranleigh, and surrounding rural areas. At the 2021 Census, the population of the borough was 128,200. The borough is named after Waverley Abbey, near Farnham. Large parts of the borough are within the Surrey Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Borough of Waverley | |
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Non-metropolitan district and Borough | |
Waverley Abbey, after which the borough is named. | |
| Motto(s): Oppida Rusque Una (Latin: Town and countryside in unity) | |
Waverley shown within Surrey | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Constituent country | England |
| Region | South East England |
| Non-metropolitan county | Surrey |
| Status | Non-metropolitan district |
| Admin HQ | Godalming |
| Incorporated | 1 April 1974 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Non-metropolitan district council |
| • Body | Waverley Borough Council |
| • Leadership | Leader & Cabinet |
| • MPs | Jeremy Hunt Angela Richardson |
| Area | |
| • Total | 133.3 sq mi (345.2 km2) |
| • Rank | 104th (of 296) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 128,878 |
| • Rank | 182nd (of 296) |
| • Density | 970/sq mi (370/km2) |
| Ethnicity (2021) | |
| • Ethnic groups | |
| Religion (2021) | |
| • Religion | List
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| Time zone | UTC0 (GMT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (BSTa) |
| ONS code | 43UL (ONS) E07000216 (GSS) |
| OS grid reference | SU9660743750 |
The neighbouring districts are Guildford, Mole Valley, Horsham, Chichester, East Hampshire, Hart and Rushmoor.
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