Elliot, South Africa
Template:Infobox South African town Elliot is a town in Chris Hani District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa, and lies 80 km south-west of Maclear and 65 km south-east of Barkly East. [1]
Originally the village was established in 1885 and known as Slang River, [2], and in April 1894 was renamed Elliot, becoming a municipality in 1911. Named after Sir Henry George Elliot (1826-1912), Chief Magistrate of the Transkeian territories from 1891 to 1902.[3]
People born in Elliot
- Mark Andrews (rugby player)
- Os du Randt (rugby player)
References
- ^ http://www.sahistory.org.za/places/elliot-tembuland
- ^ http://www.saexplorer.co.za/south-africa/distance/elliot_distance.asp
- ^ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 154.
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