Rosmead

Rosmead
Rosmead Rosmead shown within Eastern Cape
Coordinates: 31°29′02″S 25°07′05″E / 31.484°S 25.118°E / -31.484; 25.118Coordinates: 31°29′02″S 25°07′05″E / 31.484°S 25.118°E / -31.484; 25.118
Country	South Africa
Province	Eastern Cape
District	Chris Hani
Municipality	Inxuba Yethemba
PO box	5900

Rosmead is a village 12 km east of Middelburg and 75 km west-south-west of Steynsburg. It was founded in 1880 and at first named Middelburg Road, but renamed in 1883 after Sir Hercules George Robinson, Lord Rosmead (1824–1897), who was Governor of the Cape Colony from 1880 to 1889.^[1]

References

↑ Raper, Peter E. (1987). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Internet Archive. p. 393. Retrieved 28 August 2013.

Municipalities and communities of Chris Hani District Municipality, Eastern Cape

District seat: Queenstown

Intsika Yethu	Bolotwa Cofimvaba Ncora Qamata St Mark’s Tsomo

Lukhanji	Ezibeleni Imvani Lesseyton Mpofu Queenstown Tylden Sada Whittlesea

Engcobo	Clarkebury Coghlan Ngcobo

Emalahleni	Dordrecht Indwe Lady Frere

Inxuba Yethemba	Cradock Middelburg Rosmead

Sakhisizwe	Cala Elliot Mbewuleni

Tsolwana	Baccle's Farm Hofmeyr Tarkastad Tentergate

Inkwanca	Molteno Sterkstroom

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