| Kenridge | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Coordinates: | -33.8567°N 18.6369°W |
| Subdivision Type2: | City |
| Subdivision Name2: | Bellville |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Western Cape |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Date: | 1948 |
| Governing Body: | City of Cape Town |
| Leader Party: | DA |
| Leader Title: | Ward Councillor |
| Leader Name: | Ronel Viljoen |
| Timezone: | SAST |
| Utc Offset: | +02:00 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postcode |
| Postal Code: | 7550, 7530 |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
| Area Code: | 021 |
Kenridge is a suburb in Bellville, Western Cape, South Africa. It became a suburb out of one of the Tygerberg’s original farms.
On 17 October 1714, the Governor of the Cape Colony awarded the Blommesteijn farm to Theuns Dirksz van Schalkwyk. Van Schalkwyk was a Dutch immigrant. In September 1732, the farm was granted to van Schalkwyk's daughter Anna Dirksz Brommert. At the same time, Brommert also received the Door de Kraal farm, which previously belonged to Tryntje Theuinisse. These two farms eventually merged into one farm, known as "Door-de-Kraal".
In 1814, ownership was transferred to Johan Albrecht Dell. In 1866, Cornelis Valkenburg de Villiers bought the farm, and his son J.H. de Villiers inherited it in 1899. He divided the farm in four parts. One part remained Door-de-Kraal and another was sold to Hume Pipe Company, who mined clay in Bellville's Quarry. De Villiers gave his son J.J.H. de Villiers a part of the farm, which was eventually known as "De Bron". The fourth part of the farm (known as "Witboom") was awarded to P.H.T. de Villiers. In 1948, P.H.T. de Villiers sold Witboom for residential development. It then became Kenridge. [1] [2] [3]
In 1969, a dispute arose between the municipalities of Bellville and Durbanville, as to under whose jurisdiction Kenridge fell. In January 1971, it was decided that the area of Kenridge closer to Bellville, fell under Bellville, and the area closer to Durbanville under Durbanville's jurisdiction. The area of Kenridge under Durbanville's jurisdiction was renamed to "Kenridge Heights".
There is only one school in Kenridge, called Kenridge Primary School (Afrikaans: Laerskool Kenridge). The school started in January 1955 in an old cowshed from one of the surrounding farms.[4] [5] It was nicknamed "Old Barn". The school was official opened by P. Swiegelaar on 20 September 1956.[6]
| P. Mashford | 1955 - 1957 | |
| F. Swiegelaar | 1971 - 1972 | |
| L. Hoorn | 1972 - 1989 | |
| G.F. van Wyk | 1989 - 1993 | |
| M. Lötter | 1993 - 2010 | |
| S. Smith | 2010 - present |
Kenridge is surrounded by other suburbs that fall under Bellville, such as Eversdal, Protea Valley and Door-de-Kraal. Kenridge is situated on the border of Bellville and Durbanville, which means that it borders certain suburbs in Durbanville as well.
Kenridge sees wet winters, with average rainfall of 465mm per year. It seldom gets colder than 7 °C and its average temperature in the months of November to February is 26 °C to 27 °C.[11]