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 Street'' * Bernice Waverley, 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 Cou ...

, a local government area and suburb of Sydney * Electoral district of Waverley, 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, a locality in the Boulia Shire

Tasmania

* Waverley, Tasmania, a suburb of Launceston

Victoria

* Waverley Province, 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 Oa ...

, 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 B ...

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

Cannington, Western Australia Cannington is a southern suburb of Perth, Western Australia. Its local government area is the City of Canning. History Cannington's name derives from the Canning River, which forms part of the southwestern boundary of the suburb. It was first ...

, 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 A ...

, 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 ...

, a small town

South Africa

* Waverley, Johannesburg * Waverley, Bloemfontein * Waverley, Pretoria * Waverley, Mpumalanga, a small border crossing between South Africa and Eswatini

United Kingdom

* Waverley, South Yorkshire, a region of Rotherham, England * Borough of Waverley, 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 channe ...

, after which the borough is named

United States

* Waverly (Marriottsville, Maryland), also spelled Waverley, listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) * Waverley (Morgantown, Maryland), listed on the NRHP * Waverley, a neighborhood in Belmont, Massachusetts * Waverley (West Point, Mississippi), a National Historic Landmark * Waverley Historic District (Enid, Oklahoma), 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 learn ...

, a Catholic secondary school for boys in Sydney, Australia * Waverley Christian College, Melbourne, Australia, an inter-denominational, co-educational independent Christian school * Waverley School, Birmingham, England, a mixed all-through school * Waverley School, former name of Harris Girls' Academy East Dulwich, London, England * Waverley Girls' High School, 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), 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 with Princes Street in the New Town. The bridge forms part of the roof of Edinburgh Waverley station and marks the eastern boundary of Princes Street Gardens. ...

, a road bridge in Edinburgh, Scotland * PS ''Waverley'', a paddle steamer based on the River Clyde in Scotland * Waverley Bus Depot, 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, known locally as Waverley Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada * Waverley (MBTA station), 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 eas ...

, 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 competition. Known ...

, 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 Stre ...

, 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 mast ...

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