Alice, a Town near East London

Coordinates: 26.8290, -32.7754
Updated: 8 May 2020

Town in the Victoria East District, on the Tyume River, some 120 km North-West of East London. It was named in 1847, according to some authorities, by the Governor, Sir Peregrine Maitland, after Princess Alice, the 2nd daughter of Queen Victoria; and according to other sources by Sir Henry George Wakelyn Smith, after his Sister Mrs. Alice Sargent! Municipal status was attained in 1852.

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Alice, a Town near East London

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Last updated · 8 May 2020

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South African History Online. (2016, September 20). Alice, a Town near East London. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/P-0121924

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