Peelton
Peelton is located in Eastern Cape
Peelton
Peelton
Peelton is located in South Africa
Peelton
Peelton
Coordinates: 32°46′48″S 27°29′56″E / 32.780°S 27.499°E / -32.780; 27.499
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceEastern Cape
MunicipalityBuffalo City
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
PO box
5605

Peelton is a village 60 km north-west of East London and 16 km north-east of King William's Town. It was founded in 1848-49 as a station of the London Missionary Society. Named after Sir Robert Peel, former Prime Minister of Britain and First Lord of the Treasury in 1834; it takes its name from the Valley of Peel.[1]

References

  1. Raper, Peter E. (1987). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Internet Archive. p. 362. Retrieved 28 August 2013.


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