Richmond

Afrikaans name: Richmond

Richmond

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Northern Cape

Richmond was founded in 1843 to serve the needs of the farmers in the surrounding area. The town is situated in the Karoo which is a very arid area. The N1 highway passes nearby the town.

The town was to be named after Sir Peregrine Maitland, Governor of the Cape, but he refused the honour and insisted that it be called Richmond to honour his father-in-law who was Duke of Richmond. There is also a town named Richmond in KwaZulu-Natal.

Richmond still survives to support the farmers in the area although it does attract a number of tourists as well.

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Dutch Reformed Church (1908)

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Area surrounding Richmond

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References and further reading

The Pictorial Motoring Atlas of South Africa - Author: Maxwell Leigh - Published: 1987 - Page: 50

Readers Digest Illustrated Guide to Southern Africa - 4th edition - Author: - Published: 1986 - Page: 341

Southern Africa from the Highway - Author: AA RSA - Published: 1991 - Page: 122

Conollys Guide to Southern Africa - 2nd edition - Author: Denis Conolly - Published: 1982 - Page: 227

Country Life - Issue 182 - Author: - Published: 2011 - Page: 29

Country Life - Issue 254 - Author: - Published: 2017 - Page: 24

Country Life - Issue 264 - Author: - Published: 2018 - Page: 80

Country Life - Issue 276 - Author: - Published: 2019 - Page: 60

On Route - A region by region guide to South Africa - Author: B.P.J. Erasmus - Published: 1995 - Page: 309

On Route - Explore South Africa region by region - 3rd edition - Author: B.P.J. Erasmus - Published: 2014 - Page: 155

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