Sidbury, Eastern Cape

Not to be confused with Sidbury.

Sidbury is a village in the Albany district of the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.

Sidbury, Eastern Cape
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Coordinates: 33°25′18″S 26°10′22″E
Country	South Africa
Province	Eastern Cape
Municipality	Makana
Area [1]
• Total	7.91 km2 (3.05 sq mi)
Elevation	470 m (1,540 ft)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	115
• Density	15/km2 (38/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	83.5%
• Coloured	4.3%
• Indian/Asian	4.3%
• White	7.8%
First languages (2011) [1]
• Xhosa	66.7%
• English	20.0%
• Other	13.3%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)

History

The village was founded by Lieutenant Richard Daniell, R.N. He was leader of the Daniell party of the British 1820 Settlers to the Eastern Cape which came to South Africa on the ship the Duke of Marlborough .^[2] He named the village after his home town of Sidbury, Devonshire.^[3]

He provided land and funds for the building of a church in the village, the church (named St Peter's after the church in Sidbury, Devonshire) was built in 1841 and was one of the first ten Anglican churches in South Africa.^[4] The church predates the establishment of the Diocese of Cape Town. The church is a heritage site recognised by the South African Heritage Resource Agency.

In the 1890s, the community of Sidbury started a cricket club which continues to the present despite its small population.^[5]

Notable people

Frances Charlotte Slater who went by the pen name Francis Bancroft wrote 17 novels including works such as The Veldt Dwellers (1912) and Thane Brandon (1913).^[6]

See also

• Diocese of Grahamstown
• Kwantu Private Game Reserve