Kenridge is a suburb in

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. It became a suburb out of one of the Tygerberg’s original farms.

History

On 17 October 1714, the Governor of the Cape Colony awarded the Blommesteijn farm to Theuns Dirksz van Schalkwyk. Van Schalkwyk was a Dutch immigrant. In September 1732, the farm was granted to van Schalkwyk's daughter Anna Dirksz Brommert. At the same time, Brommert also received the Door de Kraal farm, which previously belonged to Tryntje Theuinisse. These two farms eventually merged into one farm, known as "Door-de-Kraal". In 1814, ownership was transferred to Johan Albrecht Dell. In 1866, Cornelis Valkenburg de Villiers bought the farm, and his son J.H. de Villiers inherited it in 1899. He divided the farm in four parts. One part remained Door-de-Kraal and another was sold to Hume Pipe Company, who mined clay in Bellville's Quarry. De Villiers gave his son J.J.H. de Villiers a part of the farm, which was eventually known as "De Bron". The fourth part of the farm (known as "Witboom") was awarded to P.H.T. de Villiers. In 1948, P.H.T. de Villiers sold Witboom for residential development. It then became Kenridge.

Municipal dispute

In 1969, a dispute arose between the municipalities of Bellville and

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, as to under whose jurisdiction Kenridge fell. In January 1971, it was decided that the area of Kenridge closer to Bellville, fell under Bellville, and the area closer to Durbanville under Durbanville's jurisdiction. The area of Kenridge under Durbanville's jurisdiction was renamed to "Kenridge Heights".

Education Facilities

There is only one school in Kenridge, called ''Kenridge Primary School'' (Afrikaans: ''Laerskool Kenridge''). The school started in January 1955 in an old cowshed from one of the surrounding farms. It was nicknamed "Old Barn". The school was official opened by P. Swiegelaar on 20 September 1956.

Surrounding suburbs

Kenridge is surrounded by other suburbs that fall under Bellville, such as Eversdal, Protea Valley and Door-de-Kraal. Kenridge is situated on the border of Bellville and Durbanville, which means that it borders certain suburbs in Durbanville as well. Kena2

Notable residents

* Amore Bekker Radio presenter at

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(RSG). * Dane Piedt Off-breaker bowler for

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(Proteas). * Stiaan van Zyl All-rounder for

(Proteas). *

Jean-Luc du Plessis Jean-Luc du Plessis (born 7 May 1994 in Cape Town) is a South African rugby union player for the in the United Rugby Championship and for in the Currie Cup and the Rugby Challenge. His regular position is fly-half. Career Youth He repr ...

(son of Carel du Plessis), fly-half for the Stormers Rugby Team.

Climate

Kenridge sees wet winters, with average rainfall of 465mm per year. It seldom gets colder than 7 °C and its average temperature in the months of November to February is 26 °C to 27 °C.

References

{{Cape Town suburbs Suburbs of Cape Town