Misplaced Pages

#463536

24-500: The Table Bay Nature Reserve is an 880-hectare (2,200-acre) nature reserve in Milnerton , Western Cape , South Africa . It consists of several smaller constituent reserves including Rietvlei Wetland Reserve , Diep River Fynbos Corridor , Zoarvlei Wetlands , Milnerton Racecourse Nature Reserve , and Milnerton Lagoon, as well as surrounding protected areas. These adjacent reserves were amalgamated on 27 June 2012, in order to improve

48-540: A 99-year lease for the purposes of nature conservation. Fauna and flora in the reserve include the following: Milnerton Milnerton lies on the Western Seaboard of Cape Town , also known as the Blaauwberg Coast, just north of the city along Table Bay . Although Milnerton is a town in its own right, it still regarded as a suburb of Cape Town. It is bordered by Cape Town and Goodwood to

72-663: A coat of arms, designed by Cornelis Pama , in October 1963, and registered it with the Cape Provincial Administration in February 1966 and at the Bureau of Heraldry in February 1968. The arms were : Per chevron ploye Or with two horse-shoe Gules, and barry wavy of eight Azure and Argent (i.e. the shield was divided by a curved chevron-shaped line, the upper part displaying two red horseshoes on

96-546: A gold background and the lower part having eight silver and blue stripes with wavy edges). The crest was a red demi-horse and the motto Per mare per terram . Malmesbury, South Africa Malmesbury is a town of approximately 36,000 inhabitants in the Western Cape province of South Africa , about 65 km north of Cape Town . The town is the largest in the Swartland (‘black land’) which took its name from

120-461: A golden eagle between two sheaves of wheat, a red wavy stripe edged in silver, and a gold and silver heraldic sea-lion. Mother City SkyDiving operates out of a private airfield 12 km to the north of Malmesbury and provides a service for experienced sport skydivers , and offers Tandem Introductory Skydiving . Malmesbury has a variety of Sports Facilities including a Golf, Rugby & Bowling Club. The international organisation Parkrun hosts

144-490: A popular recreational area, especially over weekends and public holidays. Milnerton's beach is well known for its view of Table Mountain and is a popular surfing spot. The water is generally cold as a result of the Benguela current that flows along Africa's western shore. The beach is also managed by Milnerton Surf Lifesaving Club, who help to prevent drownings on the beach and surrounding area. Every Wednesday during summer

168-546: The 2011 census . Malmesbury lies on the main railway line between Kraaifontein and Bitterfontein , and its railway station marks the northern end of Metrorail Western Cape's commuter rail network. Metrorail currently operates services to Cape Town via Kalbaskraal , Klipheuwel , Fisantekraal and Kraaifontein where the Malmesbury line joins the main Northern Line to Cape Town. Malmesbury lies along

192-586: The City of Cape Town . The M5 (Koeberg Road) runs N to S from Killarney Gardens to Muizenberg . The M8 (Bosmansdam Road) runs W to E from Milnerton to Plattekloof. The M12 (Giel Basson Drive) runs N to S from Burgundy Estate and Sunningdale to Parow and Goodwood . The M13 (Tygerberg Valley Drive) roughly runs W to E from Milnerton to Richwood and Durbanville . The M14 (Plattekloof Road) runs W to E from Milnerton to Plattekloof. Milnerton had its own municipality from 1955 to 1996. The town council assumed

216-632: The N7 highway “Cape Namibia Route” which bypasses the town centre to the west and leads north towards Moorreesburg , Piketberg , Springbok and Namibia and south towards Cape Town . The N7 intersects the R315 Bokomo Street, west of the town centre and the R45 interchange, north-west of the town centre. Malmesbury is also has at the centre of three regional routes including the R45 which passes through

240-601: The biodiversity management in the built-up area. It is managed by the City of Cape Town 's Environmental Resource Management Department, with offices at Rietvlei. The Table Bay Nature Reserve forms the southernmost buffer area of the Cape West Coast Biosphere Reserve, and links it to the edge of Cape Town's city centre. It also contains a large portion of the critically endangered lowland habitats remaining in Cape Town. The central feature in

264-528: The renosterbos ('rhino bush'), an indigenous plant that turns black in the warm, dry summers. The area is especially known for its grain and wine cultivation as well as sheep and poultry farming. Malmesbury was named after Sir Lowry Cole 's father-in-law, the Earl of Malmesbury . Settlers were encouraged to make their homes here because of a tepid sulphur chloride mineral spring that was renowned for curing rheumatism . The first farms were allocated in 1703. When

SECTION 10

#1732787981464

288-716: The Table Bay Nature Reserve is the Rietvlei wetland system. The Rietvlei Wetlands and Milnerton Lagoon were proclaimed as a Nature Area on 3 August 1984, in proclamation number 1632 of Provincial Gazette No. 9345. The Nature Reserve is partly owned by the City of Cape Town and the World Wildlife Fund for Nature – South Africa, who own two of the Erven. The City of Cape Town manages these two Erven on

312-521: The arms with the Cape Provincial Administration in December 1963, had them formally granted by the provincial administrator on 8 July 1966 and registered them at the Bureau of Heraldry in September 1969. The arms were : Per chevron Sable and Gules, a chevron ermine between in chief two garbs and in base a sea-lion Or . In layman's terms : the shield was divided by an ermine chevron,

336-460: The fifth Dutch Reformed congregation in the Cape was established here, it became known as Zwartlands-kerk (Swartland Church) but was renamed Malmesbury in 1829. The town acquired municipal status in 1860. The town no longer attracts the ailing because this aspect was never developed by the local authority, and today a shopping centre is located on top of the site with only a decorative fountain marking

360-471: The greater Milnerton area include: One of the most identifiable features of Milnerton is its lagoon , formed where the Diep River enters the sea, with palm trees adorning the lagoon banks. The lagoon is also known as Schitt's Creek , due to the pungent smell that is emitted into the adjacent environment. Woodbridge Island is not actually an island, but rather the area south of Milnerton Golf Club on

384-445: The interchanges at Bosmansdam and Plattekloof Roads. The N1 highway borders Milnerton to the south, passing Century City and Paarden Eiland and runs east–west from Paarl to Cape Town . The R27 (Marine Drive; Otto du Plessis Drive) roughly runs north–south along the coast from Melkbosstrand and Table View towards Cape Town. Milnerton is also served by five metropolitan routes linking it to surrounding towns and cities in

408-566: The location of the original spring. In 1911 the Encyclopædia Britannica recorded the population of the town at 3,811, however this may refer to a white population, as a census of 1849 recorded a total of 8,520 residents. The 1939 edition of the official statistical Year Book of South Africa records a total population of 4,856, with roughly half the population recorded as white (2,574) and half recorded as coloured (2,221). The following statistics describing Malmesbury are from

432-469: The peninsula separating the lagoon from the ocean. Two bridges join Woodbridge Island to the mainland of Milnerton proper. The wooden bridge is now a national heritage site , the bridge went through an upgrade phase and has since been reopened to the public. A newer bridge allows cars to cross to the island. The Milnerton Lighthouse is also a popular landmark found on the island. The beach is

456-461: The rural areas of the district outside the town, assumed a coat of arms, designed by Ivan Mitford-Barberton , on 24 June 1958. The arms were : Per fess Sable and Azure, a fess wavy Gules fimbriated Argent between in chief an eagle displayed between two ears of wheat palewise Or and in base a sea-lion naiant per pale Or and Argent . In layman's terms : the shield was divided horizontally into black and blue and displayed, from top to bottom,

480-481: The south, Blouberg to the north and Parow to the east. Much of the town is situated east of the Diep River lagoon (Milnerton Lagoon) with the exception of the coastal suburbs of Woodbridge Island, Sunset Links and Sunset Beach situated west of the lagoon. Milnerton Central, only about 0,1 km in size is situated between Marine Drive and Koeberg Road and is situated east of Woodbridge Island. Suburbs of

504-585: The surfski and stand up paddlers use the SE winds and race the Downwind Dash series to Big Bay beach. Milnerton is the location of two nature reserves which are owned and managed by the City of Cape Town. The Table Bay Nature Reserve Milnerton Racecourse Section is situated inside the race tracks of the old Milnerton Racecourse. The N7 (Cape Namibia Route) is the main highway bisecting Milnerton, running north–south from Malmesbury to Goodwood and passing

SECTION 20

#1732787981464

528-505: The town as “Voortrekker Road", “Loedolf Street” and “Piet Retief Street” from Paarl (south-east) to Vredenburg (north-west), the R302 which passes through the town as “Voortrekker Road” from Durbanville (south), and the R315 which passes through the town as “Bokomo Street” from Darling (north-west). Voortrekker Road, designated as the R45 and R302 serves as Malmesbury's main street through

552-408: The town. Municipality — Malmesbury was a municipality in its own right from 1860 to 2000. By 1931, the council had adopted an emblem depicting a plough in front of a sheaf of wheat, surrounded by a buckled strap inscribed Deo frumentoque vires . This device was depicted on a cigarette card issued in 1931. In 1963, the council assumed a coat of arms, designed by Cornelis Pama . It registered

576-486: The upper half displaying two golden sheaves of wheat on a black background and the lower half a golden heraldic sea-lion on a red background. The sea-lion was evidently derived from the arms of Gustaaf Willem van Imhoff , who established the church from which the town developed. The crest was an upright spade between two rhenosterbos branches, and the motto, once again, was Deo frumentoque vires . Divisional council — The Malmesbury divisional council, which administered

#463536