Peelton

Peelton
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Coordinates: 32°46′48″S 27°29′56″E / 32.780°S 27.499°E / -32.780; 27.499Coordinates: 32°46′48″S 27°29′56″E / 32.780°S 27.499°E / -32.780; 27.499
Country	South Africa
Province	Eastern Cape
Municipality	Buffalo City
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

↑ 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	Berlin Bhisho Breidbach Cambridge Dimbaza Duncan Village East London Eluxolweni Ginsberg Gompo Gonubie Ilitha Inglewood Kayser's Beach Kidd's Beach King William's Town Macleantown Mdantsane Mount Coke Mzamomhle Ndevana Need's Camp Peelton Phakamisa Potsdam Quigney Sunrise-on-Sea Zwelitsha

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