Sidbury, Eastern Cape

Not to be confused with Sidbury.
Sidbury, Eastern Cape
Sidbury, Eastern Cape
Sidbury, Eastern Cape
Sidbury, Eastern Cape

 Sidbury, Eastern Cape shown within Eastern Cape

Coordinates: 33°25′18″S 26°10′22″E / 33.42167°S 26.17278°E / -33.42167; 26.17278Coordinates: 33°25′18″S 26°10′22″E / 33.42167°S 26.17278°E / -33.42167; 26.17278
Country South Africa
Province Eastern Cape
Municipality Makana
Area[1]
  Total 7.91 km2 (3.05 sq mi)
Elevation 470 m (1,540 ft)
Population (2011)[1]
  Total 115
  Density 15/km2 (38/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
  Black African 83.5%
  Coloured 4.3%
  Indian/Asian 4.3%
  White 7.8%
First languages (2011)[1]
  Xhosa 66.7%
  English 20.0%
  Other 13.3%

Sidbury is a village in the Albany district of the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.

History

The village was founded by Lieutenant Richard Daniell, R.N.. He was leader of the Daniell party of the British 1820 Settlers to the Eastern Cape which came to South Africa on the ship the Duke of Marlborough .[2] He named the village after his home town of Sidbury, Devonshire.[3]

He provided land and funds for the building of a church in the village, the church (named St Peter's after the church in Sidbury, Devonshire) was built 1841 and was one the first ten Anglican churches South Africa.[4] The church predates the establishment of the Diocese of Cape Town. The church is a heritage site recognised by the South African Heritage Resource Agency.

In the 1890s, the community of Sidbury started a cricket club which continues to the present despite its small population.[5]

Notable people

Frances Charlotte Slater who went by the pen name Francis Bancroft wrote 17 novels including works such as The Veldt Dwellers (1912) and Thane Brandon (1913).[6]

See also

Notes and references

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Main Place Sidbury, Eastern Cape". Census 2011.
  2. Mitford-Barberton & White 1969, pp. 90-91.
  3. Eley, Alex (7 June 2015). "How Sidbury has inspired South African community". Sidmouth Herald. Retrieved 2016-09-18.
  4. Martin 2005, p. 8.
  5. Penney, Stephen (21 February 2013). "Southwell top the Grahamstown log". Grocott's Mail. Retrieved 2016-09-18.
  6. Eve 2003, pp. 154-.

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