Waverley is a

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in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham in the southeastern part of the county of

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. It is situated about north of London, from

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town centre and from Sheffield City Centre. The parish was formed on 1 April 2019 from parts of the parishes of

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and Orgreave. The

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has been developed in the area of the later parish since the 2000s, partly on land reclaimed from a former opencast coal mine.

Transportation

A railway station is proposed on the

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which is adjacent to the parish. In 2020, the government announced that it would provide funding for a feasibility study, as part of the

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scheme. The station would be intermediate between to the west and {{rws, Woodhouse to the south-east.Ordnance Survey, 1:50,000 map The bus route 73, operated by

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, links Waverley between Rotherham Interchange and

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References

Waverley Community Council
Civil parishes in South Yorkshire Geography of the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham