| Pennington | |
| Pushpin Map: | South Africa KwaZulu-Natal#South Africa |
| Coordinates: | -30.3833°N 72°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | KwaZulu-Natal |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Ugu |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name3: | Umdoni |
| Subdivision Type4: | Main Place |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Leader Title: | Councillor |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 9.40 |
| Population Total: | 2332 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup (2011) |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Black African |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 12.2% |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Coloured |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 1.1% |
| Demographics1 Title3: | Indian/Asian |
| Demographics1 Info3: | 5.2% |
| Demographics1 Title4: | White |
| Demographics1 Info4: | 80.9% |
| Demographics1 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics1 Info5: | 0.6% |
| Demographics Type2: | First languages (2011) |
| Demographics2 Title1: | English |
| Demographics2 Info1: | 73.5% |
| Demographics2 Title2: | Afrikaans |
| Demographics2 Info2: | 16.6% |
| Demographics2 Title3: | Zulu |
| Demographics2 Info3: | 6.7% |
| Demographics2 Title4: | Xhosa |
| Demographics2 Info4: | 0.5% |
| Demographics2 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics2 Info5: | 2.7% |
| Timezone1: | SAST |
| Utc Offset1: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code (street) |
| Postal2 Code Type: | PO box |
| Postal2 Code: | 4184 |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
Pennington is a small coastal town on the south coast of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Apart from a large sugarcane and dairy farming industry, it also hosts scores of holiday makers who flock to the seaside during the December holidays.It is named after an English family named Pennington, who began farming here in the late 19th century. Sir Frank Reynolds, the sugar magnate, bought part of the farm and developed a country home which he called Umdoni Park after the mdoni (water myrtle) trees in the area. Sir Frank built a seaside residence for South African prime ministers as a sign of his admiration for the first premier of the Union, General Louis Botha. King George VI of Britain was offered use of this home when his health was failing in 1952, and was planning to visit it just before he died.
The town is set on a hillside looking down onto the Indian Ocean.
The railway runs between the town and the beach (as it does all the way along this coast from Durban to Port Shepstone), but trains are few and cause little problem for visitors.
The area is well served with roads as the N2 motorway runs down from Durban, connecting with the airport and passing Pennington.
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