| Herschel | |
| Pushpin Map: | South Africa Eastern Cape#South Africa |
| Coordinates: | -30.615°N 27.1619°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Eastern Cape |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Joe Gqabi |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name3: | Senqu |
| Subdivision Type4: | Main Place |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Leader Title: | Councillor |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 4.48 |
| Elevation M: | 1830 |
| Population Total: | 2189 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup (2011) |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Black African |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 99.9% |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Coloured |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 0.1% |
| Demographics1 Title3: | Indian/Asian |
| Demographics1 Title4: | White |
| Demographics1 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics Type2: | First languages (2011) |
| Demographics2 Title1: | Xhosa |
| Demographics2 Info1: | 7.5% |
| Demographics2 Title2: | Sotho |
| Demographics2 Info2: | 10.1% |
| Demographics2 Title3: | Hlubi |
| Demographics2 Info3: | 80% |
| Demographics2 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics2 Info5: | 2.3% |
| Timezone1: | SAST |
| Utc Offset1: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code (street) |
| Postal Code: | 9756 |
| Postal2 Code Type: | PO box |
| Postal2 Code: | 9756 |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
| Area Code: | 051-603 |
Herschel is a settlement in Joe Gqabi District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.
The village is situated north of Lady Grey, due east of Aliwal North. Founded in 1879, it was named after the astronomer Sir John Herschel who worked in the Cape Colony from 1834 to 1838, making observations of Halley's Comet amongst his other astronomical work.[2]