Swinburne is a little village just off the N3 road south of Harrismith, in the Free State province of South Africa.
Swinburne | |
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  Swinburne  Swinburne | |
| Coordinates: 28°20′54″S 29°16′35″E / 28.3483°S 29.2763°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Free State |
| District | Thabo Mofutsanyane |
| Municipality | Maluti a Phofung |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| PO box | 9883 |
Swinburne is a stopover point for travellers between Johannesburg and Durban, perched on the edge of the Drakensberg escarpment. The village has few amenities above a basic shop, restaurant and pub.[1]
It has one of the oldest bridges in the Free State which was opened 1884 and spans the Wilge River.[2]
References edit
- ^ "Swinburne, Free State". SA Travel Directory. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
- ^ "Old Toll-bridge, Wilge River, Swinburne". South African Heritage Resources Agency Information System. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
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