Creighton, KwaZulu-Natal
Place in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
30°01′41″S 29°50′24″E / 30.028°S 29.840°E / -30.028; 29.840 (2011)[1]
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Creighton is a settlement in Harry Gwala District Municipality in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa.
Village 35 km northwest of Ixopo. Laid out in 1865, it has been administered by a Health Committee since 1947. It was named after Lady McCullum (née Creighton), wife of Sir Henry McCullum, Governor of Natal from 1901 to 1907.[2] The first murder to take place here on record was that of Richard Butcher in 2008.
References
- ^ a b c d "Main Place Creighton". Census 2011.
- ^ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 125.
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Municipalities and communities of Harry Gwala District Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal
District seat: Stuartstown (Ixopo)
- Stuartstown (Ixopo)
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