Bazley or Bazley Beach is a residential beach town along the

KwaZulu-Natal South Coast KwaZulu-Natal South Coast (better known as the KZN South Coast or just the South Coast) is a region on the southern coast of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It stretches from Scottburgh in the north to Port Edward in the south and Harding in the ...

, south of

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. It was named after John Bazley, an engineer and

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whose son William successfully opened the

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mouth for shipping in the 1880s, at the place now known as

Port Shepstone Port Shepstone is a large town situated on the mouth of the Mzimkhulu River, the largest river on the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast of South Africa. It is located halfway between Hibberdene and Margate and is positioned 120 km south of Durban. ...

. John Bazley first arrived in the area in 1859 and set up camp on the banks of the Ifafa River. After a fairly good start, his farming activities grew and he was granted(by who????) of land for sugar farming. He worked hard and prospered. Within two years, he had established a sugar mill. Today, Bazley is a quiet and tranquil cove for lazy days on the beach and destressing. It is only accessible from the

Sezela Sezela is a small town on the mouth of iSezela River in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The town is 78.7 km south of Durban. It is notable for its large sugar mill. Etymology The river and the town are named after a crocodile. In 1828, the ...

motorway turn-off.

References

*Denzil Bazley. Nil Desperandum, the Bazley Story. The Royle Trust. 2000 Populated places in the Umdoni Local Municipality Populated coastal places in South Africa KwaZulu-Natal South Coast {{KwaZuluNatal-geo-stub