Avondale, Harare
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Avondale is a suburb of Harare
, Zimbabwe
, located about 3.5 kilometres (2 mi) north of Harare city centre. It is the earliest suburb established in Harare, having been laid out in 1903. Prior to becoming a suburb Avondale was a dairy farm and was named after Avondale, County Wicklow, Ireland
the home of the 19th century Irish politician Charles Stewart Parnell
. Avondale was incorporated into Harare Municipality in 1934.
The first official marriage ceremony in Zimbabwe took place on Avondale farm in 1894 when the Count de la Panouse was married to Fanny Pearson (Countess Billie) by Lt Col. Marshall Hole
, the Chief Magistrate of Salisbury. Countess Billie managed the dairy farm and at the time supplied Salisbury with 100 bottles of milk a day and 100 pounds of butter a week.
Modern-day Avondale has expanded to include an extension, Avondale West, as well as a vibrant shopping centre with three supermarkets, a fleamarket, three cinemas, several restaurants in addition to various other shops and businesses.
Harare
Harare before 1982 known as Salisbury) is the largest city and capital of Zimbabwe. It has an estimated population of 1,600,000, with 2,800,000 in its metropolitan area . Administratively, Harare is an independent city equivalent to a province. It is Zimbabwe's largest city and its...
, Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is a landlocked country located in the southern part of the African continent, between the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers. It is bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the southwest, Zambia and a tip of Namibia to the northwest and Mozambique to the east. Zimbabwe has three...
, located about 3.5 kilometres (2 mi) north of Harare city centre. It is the earliest suburb established in Harare, having been laid out in 1903. Prior to becoming a suburb Avondale was a dairy farm and was named after Avondale, County Wicklow, Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
the home of the 19th century Irish politician Charles Stewart Parnell
Charles Stewart Parnell
Charles Stewart Parnell was an Irish landowner, nationalist political leader, land reform agitator, and the founder and leader of the Irish Parliamentary Party...
. Avondale was incorporated into Harare Municipality in 1934.
The first official marriage ceremony in Zimbabwe took place on Avondale farm in 1894 when the Count de la Panouse was married to Fanny Pearson (Countess Billie) by Lt Col. Marshall Hole
Hugh Marshall Hole
Lieutenant-Colonel Hugh Marshall Hole, CMG, was an English pioneer, administrator and author and best known for issuing the "Marshall Hole currency".-Education and appointments:Marshall Hole was born in Tiverton in Devon, England...
, the Chief Magistrate of Salisbury. Countess Billie managed the dairy farm and at the time supplied Salisbury with 100 bottles of milk a day and 100 pounds of butter a week.
Modern-day Avondale has expanded to include an extension, Avondale West, as well as a vibrant shopping centre with three supermarkets, a fleamarket, three cinemas, several restaurants in addition to various other shops and businesses.