Waverley
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 century.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Suburb with 2,780 residents
- Description: suburb of Dunedin, New Zealand
- Also known as: “Waverley, Dunedin” and “Waverley, Otago”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Forsyth Barr Stadium and Hocken Collections.
Forsyth Barr Stadium
Stadium
Photo: Schwede66, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Forsyth Barr Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Dunedin, New Zealand. At various stages of development it was also known as Dunedin Stadium or Awatea Street Stadium, or its non-commercial official name during the 2011 Rugby World Cup and 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup, Otago Stadium.
Hocken Collections
Library
Photo: Grutness, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hocken Collections is a research library, historical archive, and art gallery based in Dunedin, New Zealand. Its library collection, which is of national significance, is administered by the University of Otago.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shiel Hill and Andersons Bay.
Shiel Hill
Suburb
Shiel Hill is a residential suburb of the New Zealand city of Dunedin. It is located at the southeastern edge of the city's urban area, 3.2 kilometres southeast of the city's centre at the western end of the Otago Peninsula, close to the isthmus joining the peninsula to the mainland.
Andersons Bay
Suburb
Photo: Grutness, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Andersons Bay is a suburb of the New Zealand city of Dunedin. It is located in the southeast of the city's urban area, 2.8 kilometres southeast of the city's centre.
Musselburgh
Suburb
Musselburgh is a residential suburb of the New Zealand city of Dunedin. It is located in the southeast of the city's urban area, 2.8 kilometres southeast of the city's centre, and at the narrowest point of the isthmus which joins Otago Peninsula to the rest of the South Island.
Waverley
- Category: locality
- Location: Dunedin City, Otago, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-45.8836° or 45° 53′ 1″ southLongitude
170.53423° or 170° 32′ 3″ eastPopulation
2,780Open location code
4V6G4G8M+HMOpenStreetMap ID
node 1315731432OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Turkish—“Waverley” goes by many names.
- French: “Waverley (Dunedin)”
- French: “Waverley”
- Japanese: “ウェイヴァリー”
- Turkish: “Waverley, Dunedin”
- “Waverley”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include St Nicholas - Waverley and Grants Braes School.
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