Sidbury, Eastern Cape should not be confused with Sidbury.
| Sidbury, Eastern Cape | |
| Pushpin Map: | South Africa Eastern Cape#South Africa |
| Coordinates: | -33.4217°N 26.1728°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Eastern Cape |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name3: | Makana |
| Subdivision Type4: | Main Place |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 7.91 |
| Elevation M: | 470 |
| Population Total: | 115 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup (2011) |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Black African |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 83.5% |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Coloured |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 4.3% |
| Demographics1 Title3: | Indian/Asian |
| Demographics1 Info3: | 4.3% |
| Demographics1 Title4: | White |
| Demographics1 Info4: | 7.8% |
| Demographics1 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics Type2: | First languages (2011) |
| Demographics2 Title1: | Xhosa |
| Demographics2 Info1: | 66.7% |
| Demographics2 Title2: | English |
| Demographics2 Info2: | 20.0% |
| Demographics2 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics2 Info5: | 13.3% |
| Timezone1: | SAST |
| Utc Offset1: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code (street) |
| Postal2 Code Type: | PO box |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
Sidbury is a village in the Albany district of the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.
The village was founded by Lieutenant Richard Daniell, R.N. He was leader of the Daniell party of the British 1820 Settlers to the Eastern Cape which came to South Africa on the ship the Duke of Marlborough . He named the village after his home town of Sidbury, Devonshire.
He provided land and funds for the building of a church in the village, the church (named St Peter's after the church in Sidbury, Devonshire) was built in 1841 and was one of the first ten Anglican churches in South Africa. The church predates the establishment of the Diocese of Cape Town. The church is a heritage site recognised by the South African Heritage Resource Agency.
In the 1890s, the community of Sidbury started a cricket club which continues to the present despite its small population.
Frances Charlotte Slater who went by the pen name Francis Bancroft wrote 17 novels including works such as The Veldt Dwellers (1912) and Thane Brandon (1913).