Waverley, Surrey
Historical Description
Waverley, an extra-parochial ville in Surrey, 2 miles SE of Farnham. A Cistercian abbey, the earliest in England, was founded here by Bishop Giffard in 1128; went at the dissolution to the Fitzwilliams, and has left some ruins in the park.
Administration
The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.
Ancient County | Surrey | |
Hundred | Farnham | |
Poor Law union | Farnham |
Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.
Church Records
Ancestry.co.uk, in association with Surrey History Centre, have images of the Parish Registers for Surrey online.
Directories & Gazetteers
We have transcribed the entry for Waverley from the following:
Land and Property
The Return of Owners of Land in 1873 for Surrey is available to browse.
Newspapers and Periodicals
The British Newspaper Archive have fully searchable digitised copies of the following Surrey papers online:
Visitations Heraldic
The Visitation of Surrey, 1662-1668 is available on the Heraldry page.