Waterloo most commonly refers to: *

Battle of Waterloo The Battle of Waterloo was fought on Sunday 18 June 1815, near Waterloo, Belgium, Waterloo (then in the United Kingdom of the Netherlands, now in Belgium), marking the end of the Napoleonic Wars. The French Imperial Army (1804–1815), Frenc ...

, 1815 battle where Napoleon's French army was defeated by Anglo-allied and Prussian forces *

Waterloo, Belgium Waterloo (; ; ) is a Municipalities of Belgium, municipality in Wallonia, located in the province of Walloon Brabant, Belgium, which in 2011 had a population of 29,706 and an area of . Waterloo lies a short distance south of Brussels, and immedia ...

Waterloo may also refer to:

Other places

Australia

Waterloo, New South Wales Waterloo is an Southern Sydney, inner southern suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Waterloo is located three kilometres (1.9 mi) south of the Sydney central business district and is part of the Local government in Australia, loca ...

* Waterloo, Queensland *

Waterloo, South Australia Waterloo is a settlement in South Australia, located just off the Barrier Highway between Manoora and Black Springs, approximately north-east of the state capital of Adelaide. History The township of Waterloo was surveyed and established ...

*Waterloo Bay, now

Elliston, South Australia Elliston is a small coastal town in the Australian state of South Australia on the west coast of Eyre Peninsula, 169 km northwest of Port Lincoln, South Australia, Port Lincoln and 641 km west of Adelaide. The township is located on Wa ...

Waterloo, Victoria Waterloo is a locality in Pyrenees Shire approximately north of the town of Beaufort, Victoria and west north west of the state capital of Melbourne. It was originally settled during the Victorian gold rush as part of the Baxter lead allu ...

Waterloo, Western Australia Waterloo is a small town in the South West (Western Australia), South West region of Western Australia, located on the South Western Highway between Bunbury, Western Australia, Bunbury and Brunswick Junction, Western Australia, Brunswick Junctio ...

Canada

Waterloo, Nova Scotia Waterloo, Nova Scotia, Canada is a small rural community in western Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia. The community extends approximately 10 kilometers from Nova Scotia Route 210, Route 210 to the Queens County, Nova Scotia, Queens County line and ...

Regional Municipality of Waterloo The Regional Municipality of Waterloo (Waterloo Region or Region of Waterloo) is a metropolitan area of Southern Ontario, Canada. It contains the cities of Cambridge, Ontario, Cambridge, Kitchener, Ontario, Kitchener and Waterloo, Ontario, Waterl ...

, a region in Ontario **

Waterloo, Ontario Waterloo is a city in the Canadian province of Ontario. It is one of three cities in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo (formerly Waterloo County, Ontario, Waterloo County). Waterloo is situated about west-southwest of Toronto, but it is n ...

, a city **

Waterloo (federal electoral district) Waterloo is a federal electoral district (Canada), electoral district in the Waterloo Region of Ontario, Canada, that has been used in the House of Commons of Canada from since 1968 (from 1973 to 1976, it was known as Waterloo—Cambridge). Be ...

Waterloo (provincial electoral district) Waterloo is a provincial electoral district (Canada), electoral district in the Waterloo Region of Ontario, Canada that is represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. Geography The Waterloo electoral district contains all of the city of W ...

Waterloo County, Ontario Waterloo County was a county in Canada West in the United Province of Canada from 1853 until 1867, then in the Canadian province of Ontario from 1867 until 1973. It was the direct predecessor of the Regional Municipality of Waterloo. Situated on ...

(1853–1973) *

Waterloo, Quebec Waterloo (Canada 2021 Census, 2021 population 4,920) is a city in the Canadian province of Quebec. It is included in La Haute-Yamaska Regional County Municipality, in the administrative area of Estrie. Completely encircled by the township of Sheff ...

Waterloo Village Waterloo Village is a restored 19th-century canal town in Byram Township, Sussex County (west of Stanhope) in northwestern New Jersey, United States. The community was approximately the half-way point in the roughly trip along the Morris C ...

, a neighbourhood in Saint John, New Brunswick

United Kingdom

England

Waterloo, Dorset Waterloo is a suburb of Poole, Dorset, England. Once a small village near Broadstone, Waterloo is now a large housing estate A housing estate (or sometimes housing complex, housing development, subdivision (land), subdivision or commu ...

, England, a suburb of Poole *

Waterloo, Huddersfield Waterloo is a suburb of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England. It is to the east of Huddersfield Town Centre. It is the part of Dalton named after the former Waterloo public house and consists mostly of housing with a central shopping area mad ...

, England, a suburb *

Waterloo, London Waterloo () is a district in Central London, and part of the Waterloo and South Bank (ward), Waterloo and South Bank ward of the London Borough of Lambeth. It is situated east of Charing Cross. The area is part of a List of business improvement ...

, England, area around Waterloo Station *

Waterloo Place Waterloo Place is a short but broad street in the St James's area of the City of Westminster, London. It forms a plaza-like space and is a southern extension of Lower Regent Street. Towards the northern end it is crossed by Pall Mall and at th ...

, London, a street in the St James's area *

Waterloo, Merseyside Waterloo is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, in Merseyside, England. Together with Seaforth, the two settlements make up the borough's Church ward. The area is bordered by Crosby to the north, Seaforth to the south, the Rimrose ...

, England **

Waterloo (UK Parliament constituency) Waterloo was a United Kingdom constituencies, parliamentary constituency centred on the district of Waterloo, Merseyside, Waterloo north of Liverpool in Lancashire. It returned one Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament (MP) ...

*Waterloo,

Whixall Whixall is, by land area, the third largest inland village in England and a civil parish in Shropshire, England. It is documented in the Domesday Book as having been in existence in 1086. The nearest towns are Whitchurch, to the north, and We ...

, Shropshire, England *

Waterlooville Waterlooville is a town in the Borough of Havant in Hampshire, England, approximately north northeast of Portsmouth. It is the largest town in the borough. The town had a population of 64,350 in the 2011 Census. It is surrounded by Purbrook, ...

, known earlier as Waterloo, Hampshire, England, a town

Scotland

Waterloo, North Lanarkshire Waterloo is a small suburb in Wishaw, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is located on the A71 road, A71 Edinburgh-Irvine, North Ayrshire, Irvine road. Originally a village in its own right, it is now considered to be a suburb of Wishaw. It does no ...

, Scotland *

Waterloo, Perth and Kinross Waterloo is a small hamlet in Perth and Kinross, Scotland approximately north of Bankfoot on the old A9. Etymology Local opinion is divided on the origin of the name. Most agree that the hamlet was named after the Battle of Waterloo. How ...

, Scotland

Northern Ireland

Waterloo Bay Waterloo Bay is an area of foreshore in Larne on the east coast of County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is of particular interest to geologists because it provides a clear, complete and accessible example of the sequences from Upper Triassic ...

, Northern Ireland

Wales

Waterloo, Caerphilly Waterloo () is a small hamlet to the east of Caerphilly, Wales, in the community of Rudry. History and amenities Whilst there is only a selection of houses, there was at one time a large tin plate works which, amongst other items, made equip ...

, Wales

United States

Waterloo, Alabama Waterloo is a town in Lauderdale County, Alabama, United States. It is part of the Florence–Muscle Shoals metropolitan area, known as "The Shoals". As of the 2010 census, the population of the town was 203, down from 208 in 2000. The town and ...

Waterloo, California Waterloo is a census-designated place in San Joaquin County, California. Waterloo sits at an elevation of . The 2020 United States census reported Waterloo's population was 534. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP cov ...

* Waterloo, Georgia *

Waterloo, Illinois Waterloo is a city in and county seat of Monroe County, Illinois, United States. The population was 11,013 at the 2020 census, up from 9,811 in 2010. Geography Waterloo is located northeast of the center of Monroe County at (38.335243, -90.15 ...

** Waterloo Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) *

Waterloo, Indiana Waterloo is a town in Grant and Smithfield townships, DeKalb County, Indiana, United States. The population was 2,116 at the 2020 census. History Waterloo was laid out in 1856 when the railroad was extended to that point. It was likely named af ...

, in DeKalb County * Waterloo, Fayette County, Indiana *

Waterloo, Johnson County, Indiana Waterloo is an unincorporated community in White River Township, Johnson County, Indiana Indiana ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Michigan to the northwes ...

Waterloo, Iowa Waterloo is a city in and the county seat of Black Hawk County, Iowa, Black Hawk County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2020 United States census the population was 67,314, making it the List of cities in Iowa, eighth-most populous city in the st ...

Waterloo, Kansas Waterloo is an unincorporated community in Kingman County, Kansas, United States. History The post office in Waterloo closed in 1912. Education The community is served by Kingman–Norwich USD 331 public school district. References Further ...

Waterloo, Louisiana Waterloo is the name of a former town at the upriver juncture of the False River oxbow on the west bank of the Mississippi River in Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana, United States. Founded ''circa'' 1820, the community grew as a bustling export ce ...

Waterloo, Maryland Waterloo is an Unincorporated area, unincorporated community located in Howard County, Maryland, Howard County in the U.S. state of Maryland. Located at the intersection of Maryland Route 175, Waterloo Road and U.S. Route 1 in Maryland, Washingto ...

* Waterloo (Princess Anne, Maryland), a historic home *

Waterloo State Recreation Area Waterloo State Recreation Area is the third-largest park in Michigan, encompassing over of forest, lakes and wetlands. Located in northeast Jackson County and parts of Washtenaw County, the park is the largest in the Lower Peninsula of Michig ...

, in Michigan *

Waterloo, Clark County, Missouri Waterloo is a community in Clark County, Missouri Missouri (''see #Etymology and pronunciation, pronunciation'') is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states ...

, an unincorporated community *

Waterloo, Lafayette County, Missouri Waterloo is a community in Lafayette County, Missouri, United States. The community is located in west central Missouri on MO 224, near the south bank of the Missouri River. Nearby towns include Napoleon, Wellington, and Lexington. History ...

, an unincorporated community * Waterloo, Montana *

Waterloo, Nebraska Waterloo is a village in Douglas County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 935 at the 2020 census. History Waterloo was founded by Elias Kelsey and John Logan in 1883 after two failed attempts at incorporation. In 1870, the Union Pa ...

Waterloo Historic District (Warner, New Hampshire) The Waterloo Historic District encompasses the site of one of the first mills on the Warner River, near the Waterloo Falls in Warner, New Hampshire. The district includes most of the original land grant for the mill site. It extends along ...

* Waterloo, Monmouth County, New Jersey *

Waterloo Village, New Jersey Waterloo Village is a restored 19th-century canal town in Byram Township, Sussex County (west of Stanhope) in northwestern New Jersey, United States. The community was approximately the half-way point in the roughly trip along the Morris C ...

Waterloo, New York Waterloo is a town in Seneca County, New York, United States. The population was 7,378 at the 2020 census. The town and its major community are named after Waterloo, Belgium, where Napoleon was defeated. There is also a village called Wate ...

, a town **

Waterloo (village), New York Waterloo is a village and primary county seat of Seneca County, New York, United States. The population was 5,171 at the 2010 census and is now the most populated village in Seneca County. The village is named after Waterloo, Belgium, where ...

* Waterloo (Albertson, North Carolina), a historic plantation house *

Waterloo, Ohio Waterloo is an unincorporated area, unincorporated community in southeastern Symmes Township, Lawrence County, Ohio, Symmes Township, Lawrence County, Ohio, Lawrence County, Ohio, United States, along Symmes Creek. It has a post office with th ...

Waterloo, Oregon Waterloo is a city in Linn County, Oregon, United States. The population was 229 at the 2010 census. The city's name, a joking reference to the Battle of Waterloo, stemmed from a 19th-century court decision that settled a land dispute at Kees ...

* Waterloo, South Carolina * Waterloo, Texas (former name for Austin, Texas) * Waterloo, Clarke County, Virginia *

Waterloo, Culpeper County, Virginia Waterloo is a village in Fauquier County, Virginia, in the United States, straddling the Rappahannock River at its confluence with Carter's Run. History The village has existed since at least 1749, when the decision was made to build a road from ...

* Waterloo, Fauquier County, Virginia * Waterloo, New Kent County, Virginia * Waterloo, West Virginia *

Waterloo, Grant County, Wisconsin Waterloo is a town in Grant County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 557 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated communities of Burton and McCartney are located in the town. Geography According to the United States Census Burea ...

, a town *

Waterloo, Jefferson County, Wisconsin Waterloo is a town in Jefferson County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 909 at the 2010 census. The city of Waterloo is located within the town. The unincorporated community of Portland is also located partially in the tow ...

, a town **

Waterloo, Wisconsin Waterloo is a city in Jefferson County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 3,628 at the 2020 census. The name Waterloo was suggested by a French resident who was one of Napoleon's soldiers at the Battle of Waterloo. Waterloo is located ...

, a city within the town ** Waterloo Downtown Historic District (Waterloo, Wisconsin)

Elsewhere

King George Island (South Shetland Islands) King George Island (Argentinian Spanish: Isla 25 de Mayo, Chilean Spanish: Isla Rey Jorge, Russian: Ватерло́о Vaterloo) is the largest of the South Shetland Islands, lying off the coast of Antarctica in the Southern Ocean. The island ...

, Antarctica, known in Russian as Ватерло́о ('Vaterloo') *

Waterloo Road, Hong Kong Waterloo Road (Chinese: 窩打老道) is one of the principal north-south thoroughfares of Kowloon, Hong Kong. It stretches from Yau Ma Tei to Kowloon Tong. Location The road starts in the west at the intersection with Lai Cheung Road and ...

, a road in Kowloon, Hong Kong *

Waterloo, New Zealand Waterloo is an eastern suburb of Lower Hutt, Wellington. It is named after the Battle of Waterloo won by the Duke of Wellington in 1815. The Hutt City Council formally defines Waterloo as the area bounded by Waterloo Road and Burnside Street ...

Waterloo, Sierra Leone Waterloo is a city in the Western Area of Sierra Leone and the capital of the Western Area Rural District, which is one of the sixteen districts of Sierra Leone. Waterloo is located about twenty miles east of Freetown. Waterloo is the second la ...

* Waterloo, Suriname

Arts, entertainment and media

Film and television

* ''Waterloo'' (1929 film), a German silent film * ''Waterloo'' (1970 film), an epic period war drama * "Waterloo" (''Mad Men''), an episode of ''Mad Men'' * ''Waterloo Road'', a

BBC The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster headquartered at Broadcasting House in London, England. Originally established in 1922 as the British Broadcasting Company, it evolved into its current sta ...

drama series

Music

* Waterloo & Robinson, an Austrian band *

Waterloo Music Company The Waterloo Music Company was a Canadian Music publisher (sheet music), music publishing and musical instrument retailing firm that was founded in 1921 by Charles Thiele, Charles F. Thiele in Waterloo, Ontario. During its more than eight decade his ...

, a Canadian music publishing and musical instrument retailing firm *

Waterloo Records Waterloo Records is an independent record shop, music and video retailer in Austin, Texas, which has been an integral part of Austin's music scene since 1982. The store provides a large selection of new and used Compact Disc, CDs, Gramophone reco ...

, an independent music store in Austin, Texas * ''Waterloo'' (album), by ABBA, 1974 ** "Waterloo" (song), Eurovision winner in 1974 * "Waterloo" (Stonewall Jackson song), 1959 *"Waterloo", a song by IcedEarth from the 2004 album ''

The Glorious Burden ''The Glorious Burden'' is the seventh studio album by the American power metal band Iced Earth. It is a concept album, which explores various moments in military history, such as the signing of the Declaration of Independence, the American Revol ...

'' *”

Waterloo Sunset "Waterloo Sunset" is a song by English Rock music, rock band the Kinks. It was released as a single on 5 May1967 and featured on the album ''Something Else by the Kinks'' later that year. Written and produced by Kinks frontman Ray Davies, "Wat ...

”, 1967 song by

The Kinks The Kinks were an English rock band formed in London in 1963 by brothers Ray Davies, Ray and Dave Davies, and Pete Quaife. They are regarded as one of the most influential rock bands of the 1960s. The band emerged during the height of British ...

Other uses in arts and entertainment

* ''Waterloo'' (video game), a 1989 strategic computer game * ''Waterloo'' (board game), a Napoleonic board wargame * Waterloo (blog post), a 2010 online commentary by David Frum about the Affordable Care Act *'' Waterloo: The History of Four Days, Three Armies and Three Battles'', a 2014 history book by Bernard Cornwell

Transportation

* Waterloo Airport (disambiguation) *

Waterloo station (disambiguation) London Waterloo station is a central London terminus on the National Rail network in the UK. Waterloo station may also refer to: Railway stations United Kingdom *Aberdeen Waterloo railway station, a former station in Aberdeen, Scotland *Waterloo H ...

Waterloo (ship) After 18 June 1815, numerous British ships have been named ''Waterloo'' for the British victory at the Battle of Waterloo: * was a merchant ship built at Bristol, England in 1815. On her first voyage she suffered a short-lived mutiny. She then mad ...

, the name of several ships ** HMS ''Waterloo'', the name of several ships of the Royal Navy

Other uses

Waterloo Chamber The Waterloo Chamber, dating from 1830 to 1831, is a large room in Windsor Castle dedicated to the military defeat of the French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte by United Kingdom, British, Kingdom of Prussia, Prussian, Russian, and Austrian forces und ...

, Windsor Castle *

Waterloo (horse) Waterloo (foaled 1969) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare best known for winning the classic 1000 Guineas in 1972. Waterloo was one of the leading British two-year-olds of 1971 when her wins included the Queen Mary Stakes and the ...

(foaled 1969), a British thoroughbred racehorse * Waterloo cheese, a British cheese *

Waterloo Cup The Waterloo Cup was a hare coursing event organised by the National Coursing Club. The three-day event was run annually at Great Altcar in Lancashire, England, from 1836 to 2005 and it used to attract tens of thousands of spectators to watch and ...

, an English coursing event 1836–2005 * Waterloo F.C., an English rugby union team *

Waterloo Gasoline Engine Company The Waterloo Gasoline Engine Company was the first company to manufacture and sell gasoline powered farm tractors. Based in Waterloo, Iowa, the company was created by John Froelich and a group of Iowa businessmen in 1893, and was originally named ...

, a former American tractor maker * Waterloo Hydrogeologic, a former software and consulting company *

University of Waterloo The University of Waterloo (UWaterloo, UW, or Waterloo) is a Public university, public research university located in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. The main campus is on of land adjacent to uptown Waterloo and Waterloo Park. The university also op ...

, in Ontario, Canada

Waterloo Town Hall

* Waterloo Town Hall, Merseyside, England *

Waterloo Town Hall, Sydney The Waterloo Town Hall is a heritage-listed town hall located in Waterloo, a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Located at 770 Elizabeth Street, it was built in 1880–82 in the Victorian Italianate architectural style with Second E ...

, New South Wales, Australia