Borough of Waverley

Borough of Waverley
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 Greg Stafford
Area
• Total	133.3 sq mi (345.2 km2)
• Rank	104th (of 296)
Population  (2022)
• Total	130,063
• Rank	183rd (of 296)
• Density	980/sq mi (380/km2)
Ethnicity (2021) [1]
• Ethnic groups	List 93.7% White 2.8% Asian 2.2% Mixed 0.7% Black 0.6% other
Religion (2021) [1]
• Religion	List 51.9% Christianity 39% no religion 6.3% not stated 1.2% Islam 0.6% Buddhism 0.6% Hinduism 0.5% other 0.2% Judaism 0.1% Sikhism
Time zone	UTC0 (GMT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (BSTa)
ONS code	43UL (ONS) E07000216 (GSS)
OS grid reference	SU9660743750

The Borough of Waverley is a local government district with borough status in Surrey, England. The borough contains the towns of Godalming, Farnham and Haslemere, as well as numerous villages, including the large village of Cranleigh, and surrounding rural areas. At the 2021 Census, the population of the borough was 128,200.^[2] The borough is named after Waverley Abbey, near Farnham. Large parts of the borough are within the Surrey Hills National Landscape. Its council, Waverley Borough Council, is based in Godalming.

The neighbouring districts are Guildford, Mole Valley, Horsham, Chichester, East Hampshire, Hart and Rushmoor.