Bazley, KwaZulu-Natal

Bazley
Bazley  Bazley shown within South Africa
Coordinates: 30°26′0″S 30°39′0″E / 30.43333°S 30.65000°E / -30.43333; 30.65000Coordinates: 30°26′0″S 30°39′0″E / 30.43333°S 30.65000°E / -30.43333; 30.65000
Country	South Africa
Province	KwaZulu-Natal
District	Ugu
Municipality	Umdoni
Area[1]
• Total	1.65 km2 (0.64 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
• Total	268
• Density	160/km2 (420/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
• Black African	32.0%
• Coloured	1.5%
• White	66.5%
First languages (2011)[1]
• English	61.9%
• Zulu	23.5%
• Afrikaans	6.7%
• Xhosa	5.2%
• Other	2.6%

Bazley is a residential beach town along the South Coast of Durban, KwaZulu-Natal.

It was named after John Bazley — an engineer and Byrne Immigrant whose son William successfully opened the Mzimkulu River mouth for shipping in the 1880s, at the place now known as Port Shepstone. Bazley / Bazley Beach can be found on the Umdoni Coast of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. John Bazley first arrived in the area in 1859 and set up camp on the banks of the Ifafa River. After a fairly good start, his farming activities grew and he was granted 612 acres (250 ha) of land for sugar farming. He worked hard and prospered. Within two years, he had established a sugar mill.

Today, Bazley is a quiet and tranquil cove for lazy days on the beach and destressing. It is only accessible from the Sezela motorway turn off.

References

Municipalities and communities of Ugu District Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal District seat: Port Shepstone Hibiscus Coast Anerley Gamalakhe Hibberdene Marburg Margate Munster Palm Beach Port Edward Port Shepstone Ramsgate Shelly Beach Southbroom Trafalgar Umtentweni Umzumbe Uvongo Umzumbe Mathulini St Faith’s uMuziwabantu Harding Weza Vulamehlo Mapumulo Mayfield Nkwifa uMdoni Bazley Ifafa Beach Kelso Mtwalume Park Rynie Pennington Scottburgh Sezela Umzinto Ezingoleni Izingolweni Mahlabathini

2. Denzil Bazley. Nil Desperandum, the Bazley Story. Published in 2000 by the Royle Trust.