Waverley may refer to:

Arts and entertainment

* ''Waverley'' (novel), by Sir Walter Scott ** ''Waverley'' Overture, a work by Hector Berlioz inspired by Scott's novel *

Waverley Harrison Waverley may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Waverley'' (novel), by Sir Walter Scott ** ''Waverley'' Overture, a work by Hector Berlioz inspired by Scott's novel * Waverley Harrison, a character in the New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Stre ...

, a character in the New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street'' *

Bernice Waverley Bernice Waverley is a fictional character from the Australian drama series '' City Homicide'', played by Noni Hazlehurst. She made her first screen appearance in the pilot episode "In The Hands Of Giants Pt 1", which was broadcast on 28 August 2007 ...

, a character in the Australian series ''City Homicide''

Places

Australia

New South Wales

Waverley, New South Wales Waverley is a suburb in the Eastern suburbs of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Waverley is located 7 kilometres east of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Waverley Council. Waverley Counci ...

, a local government area and suburb of Sydney *

Electoral district of Waverley Waverley was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, originally created in 1894, with the abolition of multi-member constituencies, out of part of Paddington, and named after and including th ...

, New South Wales, a former electoral district *

Waverley Cemetery The Waverley Cemetery is a heritage-listed cemetery on top of the cliffs at Bronte in the eastern suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Opened in 1877 and built by R. Watkins (cemetery lodge, 1878) and P. Beddie (cemetery office, 1915 ...

, in the suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales

Queensland

Waverley, Queensland Waverley is an outback locality in the Shire of Boulia, Queensland, Australia. In the , Waverley had a population of 20 people. Geography Waverley is in the Channel Country. All watercourses in this area are part of the Lake Eyre drainage basi ...

, a locality in the Boulia Shire

Tasmania

Waverley, Tasmania Waverley is a rural/residential locality in the local government area (LGA) of Launceston in the Launceston LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about east of the town of Launceston. The 2016 census recorded a population of 1501 for the s ...

, a suburb of Launceston

Victoria

Waverley Province Waverley Province was an electorate of the Victorian Legislative Council. It existed as a two-member electorate from 1976 to 2006, with members holding alternating eight-year terms. It was a marginal seat for its entire existence, often changin ...

, Victoria, a former electorate of the Victorian Legislative Council *

City of Waverley The City of Waverley was a local government area about east-southeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The city covered an area of , and existed from 1857 until 1994. History Waverley was first incorporated as the Oakl ...

, Victoria, a local government area from 1857 to 1994

Western Australia

Waverley, Western Australia Waverley, or Siberia, is a ghost town located between Kalgoorlie and Leonora. It is on the Davyhurst to Ora Banda Road in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia and has formed part of Maduwongga territory. Two prospectors Bil ...

, an abandoned goldfields town also known as Siberia * Waverley, a local name of

Cannington, Western Australia Cannington is a southern List of Perth suburbs, suburb of Perth, Western Australia. Its Local government areas of Western Australia, local government area is the City of Canning. History Cannington's name derives from the Canning River (Western ...

, East Cannington and Beckenham

Canada

Waverley, Nova Scotia Waverley is a suburban community of the Halifax Regional Municipality, in Nova Scotia, Canada. It has a rich history in gold mining. It lies north of Dartmouth, and south of Fall River. History Waverley was first settled by Charles Pillsbury Al ...

, a suburban community in the Halifax Regional Municipality *

Waverley Park (Thunder Bay) Waverley Park is a public park located in the north end of Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. It is the second oldest municipal park in Ontario. The park forms the centre of the Waverley Park Heritage Conservation District, a collection of historica ...

, a municipal park in Thunder Bay, Ontario *

Waverley (electoral district) Waverley is a provincial electoral district (riding) in the Canadian province of Manitoba that came into effect at the 2019 Manitoba general election. It elects one member to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. Created by the decennial provin ...

, an electoral district in Manitoba * Rural Municipality of Waverley No. 44, Saskatchewan

New Zealand

Waverley, Otago Waverley is a suburb of the New Zealand city of Dunedin. It was named after Sir Walter Scott's novel Waverley, first novel in a series known as the Waverley Novels, among the most popular and widely read English-language novels of the 19th cen ...

, a suburb of Dunedin *

Waverley, Taranaki Waverley is a town located in the South Taranaki District in New Zealand. It is 44 km northwest of Whanganui. Patea is 17 km to the west, and Waitōtara is 10 km to the southeast. State Highway 3 and the Marton - New Plymouth Li ...

, a small town

South Africa

Waverley, Johannesburg Waverley is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. A suburb in northern Johannesburg, it is surrounded by Bramley, Highlands North and Savoy Estate. It is located in Region E of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality. Waverley is l ...

* Waverley, Bloemfontein *

Waverley, Pretoria Waverley is a suburb of the city of Pretoria, South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic ...

Waverley, Mpumalanga Waverley in Mpumalanga is a small border crossing between South Africa and Eswatini. The Eswatini side of the border post is known as Lundzi Lundzi is a town in western Eswatini. It is located close to the border with South Africa South Af ...

, a small border crossing between South Africa and Eswatini

United Kingdom

Waverley, South Yorkshire Waverley is a civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham in the southeastern part of the county of South Yorkshire, England. It is situated about north of London, from Rotherham town centre and from Sheffield City Centre. The parish ...

, a region of Rotherham, England *

Borough of Waverley The Borough of Waverley is a Non-metropolitan district, local government district with borough status in Surrey, England. The borough's headquarters are in the town of Godalming; other notable settlements are the towns of Farnham and Haslemere an ...

, a borough in Surrey, England **

Waverley Abbey Waverley Abbey was the first Cistercian abbey in England, founded in 1128 by William Giffard, the Bishop of Winchester. Located about southeast of Farnham, Surrey, it is situated on a flood-plain; surrounded by current and previous channels o ...

, after which the borough is named

United States

Waverly (Marriottsville, Maryland) Waverly Mansion is a historic home located at Marriottsville in Howard County, Maryland, USA. It was built circa 1756, and is a -story Federal style stone house, covered with stucco, with a hyphen and addition that date to circa 1811. Also on th ...

, also spelled Waverley, listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) *

Waverley (Morgantown, Maryland) Waverley is a historic home located near Morgantown, Charles County, Maryland. It is a large two story, five-bay, Flemish-bond brick house, that faces the Potomac River. All interior woodwork is characteristic of the Federal period. It was list ...

, listed on the NRHP * Waverley, a neighborhood in

Belmont, Massachusetts Belmont is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. It is a western suburb of Boston, Massachusetts, United States; and is part of the Greater Boston metropolitan area. At the time of the 2020 U.S. Census, the town's population stood at 27,295 ...

Waverley (West Point, Mississippi) Waverley is a mansion, formerly a plantation house and now a historic house museum, in Clay County, Mississippi, ten miles east of West Point. Built in the 1838, it is architecturally unique among Mississippi's antebellum mansions for its enorm ...

, a National Historic Landmark *

Waverley Historic District (Enid, Oklahoma) The Waverley Historic District is located in Enid, Oklahoma, and has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) since 2006. It consists of four Waverley additions. The William and Luther Braden farm was the first parcel of ...

, listed on the NRHP

Schools

Waverley College , motto_translation = Virtue alone ennobles , location = 131 Birrell Street , city = Waverley, New South Wales , country = Australia , coordinates = , type = Independent early learni ...

, a Catholic secondary school for boys in Sydney, Australia *

Waverley Christian College Waverley Christian College is a co-educational independent Christian school with two campuses - Wantirna South and Narre Warren South. The College offers Christian education to pre-school, primary, and secondary students. History Originally est ...

, Melbourne, Australia, an inter-denominational, co-educational independent Christian school *

Waverley School, Birmingham Waverley School is a mixed all-through school located in Small Heath, Birmingham, England. History The co-educational Waverley Grammar School was situated between Byron Road and Waverley Road, now next to the A45–Muntz St (B4145) roundabout ...

, England, a mixed all-through school * Waverley School, former name of

Harris Girls' Academy East Dulwich The Harris Girls' Academy East Dulwich (formerly Waverley School) is a secondary school and sixth form with academy status in the East Dulwich area of the London Borough of Southwark, England.Waverley Girls' High School Waverley Girls' High School is a public school for girls located in the suburb of Waverley in Johannesburg, South Africa. History Early history Plans for building the school started back in 1952, and the school was completed in 1953. It fina ...

, Waverley, Johannesburg, South Africa

Transportation

GWR Waverley Class The Great Western Railway Waverley Class were 4-4-0 broad gauge steam locomotives for express passenger train work. The class was introduced into service between February and June 1855, and withdrawn between February 1872 and November 1876. Fr ...

, a class of Great Western Railway broad-gauge steam locomotives, England *

Edinburgh Waverley railway station Edinburgh Waverley railway station (also known simply as Waverley; gd, Waverley Dhùn Èideann) is the principal railway station serving Edinburgh, Scotland. It is the second busiest station in Scotland, after Glasgow Central. It is the north ...

, the main railway station in Edinburgh, Scotland **

Waverley Route The Waverley Route was a railway line that ran south from Edinburgh, through Midlothian and the Scottish Borders, to Carlisle. The line was built by the North British Railway; the stretch from Edinburgh to Hawick opened in 1849 and the remaind ...

, former railway line in Scotland, later reinstated between Edinburgh and Tweedbank *

Waverley (passenger train) The ''Waverley'', originally called the ''Thames–Forth Express'', is the name of an express passenger train which operated on the Midland Main Line from St Pancras railway station to and which ceased in 1968. The original name was given to ...

, an express train from London St Pancras to Edinburgh Waverley which ceased operating in 1968 *

Waverley Bridge Waverley Bridge is a road bridge in Edinburgh linking Market Street in the Old Town, Edinburgh, Old Town with Princes Street in the New Town, Edinburgh, New Town. The bridge forms part of the roof of Edinburgh Waverley railway station, Edinburgh ...

, a road bridge in Edinburgh, Scotland * PS ''Waverley'', a paddle steamer based on the River Clyde in Scotland *

Waverley Bus Depot Waverley Bus Depot is a bus depot in the Sydney suburb of Bondi Junction operated by Transdev John Holland. History Waverley Tram Depot opened on 7 September 1902 as a seventeen road depot on the corner of Oxford Street and York Road, Bondi J ...

, in the Sydney, Australia suburb of Bondi Junction * Waverley Rail Trail, a combined shared-use path for cyclists and pedestrians and on-road bicycle route in the suburbs of Melbourne, Australia *

Winnipeg Route 80 Route 80, locally known as Waverley Street, is a major arterial road in the southwest portion of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It runs from Kenaston Boulevard (Route 90) to Grant Avenue (Route 105). Waverley Street serves as a major route to get ...

, known locally as Waverley Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada *

Waverley (MBTA station) Waverley station is an MBTA Commuter Rail station in Belmont, Massachusetts. It serves the Fitchburg Line. It is located below grade in Waverley Square in the triangle of Trapelo Road, Lexington Street, and Church Street in western Belmont. Histo ...

, a transit station in Belmont, Massachusetts, United States

Australian sports

Waverley Football Club Waverley Football Club, nicknamed the Panthers, were an Australian rules football club which played in the Victorian Football Association (VFA) from 1961 until 1987. Waverley wore red and black as their club colours and was based at Central Res ...

, an Australian rules football club from 1961 until 1987, based in the Melbourne suburb of Glen Waverley *

Waverley Rugby Club The Waverley Rugby Football and Sporting Club (Waverley RF&SC) was founded in 1971. It is plays in the New South Wales Suburban Rugby Union, the largest rugby union football competition in New South Wales. The club is based in Bondi in the east ...

, based in Waverley, New South Wales * Waverley Cricket Club, former longtime name of

Eastern Suburbs Cricket Club Eastern Suburbs Cricket Club is a cricket club based in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. They are also known as the Eastern Suburbs or latterly Easts Cricket Club and play in the Sydney Grade Cricket NSW Premier Cricke ...

, a wandering cricket team from the Surrey/Hants area *

Waverley Baseball Club Waverley may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Waverley'' (novel), by Sir Walter Scott ** ''Waverley'' Overture, a work by Hector Berlioz inspired by Scott's novel * Waverley Harrison, a character in the New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Stree ...

, based in Glen Waverley *

Waverley Hockey Club Waverley Hockey Club is located in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne, and competes in Hockey Victoria field hockey competitions. Waverley is one of Australia's largest hockey clubs, with 800+ members in male and female, junior, senior and master ...

, based in the suburbs of Melbourne *

Waverley Park Waverley Park (also and originally called VFL Park) was an Australian rules football stadium in Mulgrave, Victoria, Australia. For most of its history, its purpose was as a neutral venue and used by all Victorian-based Victorian Football ...

, a disused sporting stadium in Melbourne, formerly used for Australian rules football, now a training venue

Other uses

Waverley Root Waverley Lewis Root (April 15, 1903, in Providence, Rhode Island – October 31, 1982 in Paris) was an American journalist and writer. Root authored the classic ''The Food of Italy'' on Italy and its regional cuisines. Early life and educat ...

(1903-1982), American journalist and writer *

Viscount Waverley Viscount Waverley, of Westdean in the County of Sussex, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 28 January 1952 for the civil servant and politician John Anderson, 1st Viscount Waverley, Sir John Anderson, who served va ...

, a title in the peerage of the United Kingdom *

Waverley Country Club The Waverley Country Club is a country club located in Clackamas County, Oregon United States. Chartered in 1896, the club was the second private golf club established west of the Mississippi River. History The club was established in April 1896, ...

, Portland, Oregon, United States * The Waverley pen nib, made by

Macniven and Cameron Macniven and Cameron Ltd., later known as Waverley Cameron Ltd., was a printing and stationery company based in Edinburgh, Scotland. The company was best known for its pen nibs, the "Pickwick", the "Owl", and the "Waverley", which were sold unde ...

, a popular 19th-century writing instrument named after the Waverley novels