Waverley
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Waverley is the name of several different things:
Note, multiple locations in the United States use the spelling "Waverly": see Waverly (disambiguation)
- Waverley (novel)Waverley (novel)Waverley is an 1814 historical novel by Sir Walter Scott. Initially published anonymously in 1814 as Scott's first venture into prose fiction, Waverley is often regarded as the first historical novel. It became so popular that Scott's later novels were advertised as being "by the author of...
, a novel by Sir Walter Scott- The Waverley NovelsWaverley NovelsThe Waverley Novels are a long series of books by Sir Walter Scott. For nearly a century they were among the most popular and widely-read novels in all of Europe. Because he did not publicly acknowledge authorship until 1827, they take their name from Waverley , which was the first...
, the series of which Waverley was the first - The Waverley Overture, a work by Hector BerliozHector BerliozHector Berlioz was a French Romantic composer, best known for his compositions Symphonie fantastique and Grande messe des morts . Berlioz made significant contributions to the modern orchestra with his Treatise on Instrumentation. He specified huge orchestral forces for some of his works; as a...
inspired by Scott's novel
- The Waverley Novels
Australia
- Waverley, New South WalesWaverley, New South WalesWaverley is an eastern suburb 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....
, a local government area and suburb of Sydney - Mount Waverley, VictoriaMount Waverley, VictoriaMount Waverley is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 16 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Monash...
, a suburb of Melbourne - Glen Waverley, VictoriaGlen Waverley, VictoriaGlen Waverley is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 19 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Monash...
, a suburb of Melbourne- Glen Waverley railway line, a suburban railway in Melbourne
- Waverley ParkWaverley ParkWaverley 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 League/Australian Football League clubs. However, during the 1990s it became the home ground of...
, a disused sporting stadium in Melbourne, formerly used for Australian rules football - Waverley, TasmaniaWaverley, TasmaniaWaverley is a suburb of Launceston, in the north of Tasmania, Australia.It is an eastern suburb, As well as the location of the Waverley Woolen Mills, It is also the home of Waverley primary school, and is the first suburb you pass through when visiting Launceston from the east coast via the Tasman...
, a suburb of Launceston - Waverley, Western AustraliaWaverley, Western AustraliaWaverley 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....
, an abandoned goldfields town also known as Siberia
New Zealand
- Waverley, OtagoWaverley, OtagoWaverley is a suburb of the New Zealand city of Dunedin. It is located at the start of the Otago Peninsula, southeast of the city centre, on a rise overlooking the Otago Harbour to the north....
, a suburb of Dunedin - Waverley, Taranaki, a small town in Taranaki
South Africa
- Waverley, Johannesburg
- Waverley, Bloemfontein
- Waverley, Pretoria, a suburb of Pretoria map Waverley, Pretoria
United Kingdom
- Waverley, Rotherham, a region of Rotherham, England
- Waverley, SurreyWaverley, SurreyWaverley is a local government district with borough status in Surrey, England. The borough's headquarters are in the town of Godalming, with Farnham and Haslemere being the other large notable towns....
, a borough in England- Waverley AbbeyWaverley AbbeyWaverley Abbey was the first Cistercian abbey in England, founded in 1128 by William Giffard, Bishop of Winchester. It is situated about one mile south of Farnham, Surrey, in a bend of the River Wey.-History:...
, after which the borough is named
- Waverley Abbey
United States
- Waverley (Marriottsville, Maryland)Waverley (Marriottsville, Maryland)Waverly, is a historic home located at Marriottsville, Howard County, Maryland. It was built in 1800, and is a -story stone house, covered with stucco, with extensions completed about 1900. Also on the property are a small -story stone dwelling, a supposed combination storehouse and jail, a 2-story...
, listed on the NRHP in Maryland - Waverley (Morgantown, Maryland)Waverley (Morgantown, Maryland)Waverley is a historic home located at Morgantown, Charles County, Maryland. It is a large five-bay, two story Flemish-bond brick house, that faces the Potomac River...
, listed on the NRHP in Maryland - Waverley, a neighborhood in Belmont, MassachusettsBelmont, MassachusettsBelmont is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, a suburb of Boston. The population was 24,729 at the 2010 census.- History :Belmont was founded on March 18, 1859 by former citizens of, and land from the bordering towns of Watertown, to the south; Waltham, to the west; and Arlington, then...
- Waverley (West Point, Mississippi)Waverley (West Point, Mississippi)Waverley is a mansion in Clay County, Mississippi, 10 miles east of West Point.It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1973. A statement at that time by the National Park Service read:...
, listed on the NRHP in Mississippi - Waverley Historic District, Enid, Oklahoma, listed on the NRHP in Oklahoma
Note, multiple locations in the United States use the spelling "Waverly": see Waverly (disambiguation)
Canada
- Waverley, Nova ScotiaWaverley, Nova ScotiaWaverley is a community of the Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is located about 20 minutes from Downtown Halifax, Nova Scotia. It has a rich history in gold mining.-History:...
, a former village that is now a part of the Halifax Regional Municipality - Waverley Park (Thunder Bay)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 historical homes, churches, schools, and other buildings at the...
, a municipal park in Thunder Bay, Ontario - Waverley No. 44, SaskatchewanWaverley No. 44, SaskatchewanThis article is about the rural municipality in Canada. For other places with the same name, see Waverley Waverley No. 44 is a rural municipality of 422 rural residents in the southwestern part of Saskatchewan, Canada. The RM was incorporated February 1, 1913. Other urban municipalities in the...
, a rural municipality
Transportation
- Edinburgh Waverley railway stationEdinburgh Waverley railway stationEdinburgh Waverley railway station is the main railway station in the Scottish capital Edinburgh. Covering an area of over 25 acres in the centre of the city, it is the second-largest main line railway station in the United Kingdom in terms of area, the largest being...
, the main railway station in Edinburgh, Scotland - Waverley LineWaverley LineThe Waverley Line is an abandoned double track railway line that ran south from Edinburgh in Scotland through Midlothian and the Scottish Borders to Carlisle in England. It was built by the North British Railway Company; the first section, from Edinburgh to Hawick opened in 1849. The final section,...
, an abandoned railway line in Scotland that ran south from Edinburgh to Carlisle, now being reinstated between Edinburgh and Tweedbank - GWR Waverley ClassGWR Waverley ClassThe 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...
, a Great Western Railway 4-4-0 broad gauge steam locomotive and the class of similar locomotives - PS WaverleyPS WaverleyPS Waverley is the last seagoing passenger carrying paddle steamer in the world. Built in 1946, she sailed from Craigendoran on the Firth of Clyde to Arrochar on Loch Long until 1973...
, a paddle steamer based on the River Clyde in Scotland - Pope-WaverleyPope-WaverleyPope-Waverley was one of the brands of the Pope Motor Car Company founded by Albert Augustus Pope and was a manufacturer of Brass Era electric automobiles in Indianapolis, Indiana. The company was originally formed as the Indiana Bicycle Company in 1898 changing to the American Bicycle Company in...
automobiles - Waverley (MBTA station)Waverley (MBTA station)Waverley is a passenger rail station on the MBTA Commuter Rail Fitchburg Line, in Waverley Square, Belmont, Massachusetts. The station is located below grade, in the triangle of Trapelo Road, Lexington Street, and Church Street in western Belmont. This location is also the western terminus of the...
, Belmont, Massachusetts
Rugby Union
- Waverley Rugby ClubWaverley Rugby ClubThe Waverley Rugby Union Club is a team 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 eastern suburbs of Sydney....
, based in Waverley, New South Wales - Waverley Cricket Club, a wandering cricket team from the Surrey/Hants area
Other uses
- Waverley Girls' High SchoolWaverley Girls' High SchoolWaverley Girls' High School is a public school for girls located in the suburb of Waverley in Johannesburg, South Africa. It is situated opposite Saint Mary’s School.-History:For 12 years, Highlands North High School was a co-educational school...
, a high school in Waverley, Johannesburg, South Africa