Goodwood, Cape Town
Encyclopedia
Goodwood is a suburb
situated between the northern and southern suburbs of Cape Town
, South Africa
. It is 10 kilometres from the city centre
and accessible from the N1, N7 and N2 highways.
The town was established in 1905 and named after Goodwood Racecourse
in England
as the founders intended to make it a racing centre. A course was actually constructed, but after only one meeting it was abandoned.
The first railway station
was built in 1905, and today there are three within the municipal area: Goodwood, Vasco and Elsies River
. These all lie on the Cape Town
-Johannesburg
main
line.
Suburb
The word suburb mostly refers to a residential area, either existing as part of a city or as a separate residential community within commuting distance of a city . Some suburbs have a degree of administrative autonomy, and most have lower population density than inner city neighborhoods...
situated between the northern and southern suburbs of Cape Town
Cape Town
Cape Town is the second-most populous city in South Africa, and the provincial capital and primate city of the Western Cape. As the seat of the National Parliament, it is also the legislative capital of the country. It forms part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality...
, South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
. It is 10 kilometres from the city centre
Central business district
A central business district is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city. In North America this part of a city is commonly referred to as "downtown" or "city center"...
and accessible from the N1, N7 and N2 highways.
The town was established in 1905 and named after Goodwood Racecourse
Goodwood Racecourse
Goodwood Racecourse is a horse-racing track five miles north of Chichester, West Sussex, in England controlled by the family of the Duke of Richmond, whose seat is nearby Goodwood House...
in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
as the founders intended to make it a racing centre. A course was actually constructed, but after only one meeting it was abandoned.
The first railway station
Train station
A train station, also called a railroad station or railway station and often shortened to just station,"Station" is commonly understood to mean "train station" unless otherwise qualified. This is evident from dictionary entries e.g...
was built in 1905, and today there are three within the municipal area: Goodwood, Vasco and Elsies River
Elsie's River
Elsie's River is a suburb of Cape Town, South Africa.In 1980 the suburb, at the time restricted to coloured people, became the scene of bloodshed after a demonstration in support of the school boycott became violent. Two 15-year-olds were shot dead by police....
. These all lie on the Cape Town
Cape Town Railway Station
Cape Town railway station is the main railway station of the city of Cape Town, South Africa. It is located along Adderley and Strand Streets in the city's central business district....
-Johannesburg
Johannesburg Park Station
Johannesburg Park Station is the central railway station in the city of Johannesburg, South Africa, and the largest railway station in Africa. It is located between the Central Business District and Braamfontein, in the block bordered by Rissik, Wolmarans, Wanderers and Noord Streets...
main
Rail transport
Rail transport is a means of conveyance of passengers and goods by way of wheeled vehicles running on rail tracks. In contrast to road transport, where vehicles merely run on a prepared surface, rail vehicles are also directionally guided by the tracks they run on...
line.
High schools in the area
- Fairbairn CollegeFairbairn CollegeFairbairn College is a public, co-educational high school in the suburb of Goodwood in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa.-History:The Goodwood/Vasco English-medium High School was founded on 1 October 1976 with the appointment of Mr CE de Wet as Headmaster...
, an English-medium coeducational high school - JG Meiring High School, a dual-medium coeducational high school, this school is now built on the spot where the racecourse was built
- Hoërskool President, an AfrikaansAfrikaansAfrikaans is a West Germanic language, spoken natively in South Africa and Namibia. It is a daughter language of Dutch, originating in its 17th century dialects, collectively referred to as Cape Dutch .Afrikaans is a daughter language of Dutch; see , , , , , .Afrikaans was historically called Cape...
-medium coeducational high school
Other links
- Goodwood (in the Afrikaans language Wikipedia)
- Goodwood Directory