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Place in Eastern Cape, South Africa
Peelton
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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 box5605

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.

References

  1. Raper, Peter E. (1987). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Internet Archive. p. 362. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
Communities of Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality, Eastern Cape
Seat: East London
Cities and towns
Buffalo City within South Africa
Buffalo City within South Africa


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