Mabelreign, Harare
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Mabelreign is a north-western suburb of Harare
, the capital of Zimbabwe. There are a number of shopping centres in the area. The Mabelreign post office, Mabelreign Police Station, municipality offices, and a local clinic are located on Stortford parade in Mabelreign shopping centre. Secondary schools in the area include Ellis Robins School, Harare
and the Mabelreign Girls High School. Hallingbury Primary School, Haig Park Primary and Alfred Beit School
are also in the area.
Areas falling under the general administrative area of Mabelreign include Greencroft, Haig Park, Sunridge, Ashdown Park, Meyrick Park, St. Andrews Park, Haig Park, Sentosa and Cotswold Hills.
Neighbouring suburbs are Marlborough, Avondale
and Belvedere.
Shortly after registering the farm, in 1895, Kermode returned to the Isle of Man where he married.
Mabelreign was named after Miss Mabel Mann, who was a fiancee of a surveyor named Swatheral. Miss Mann laid claim to the land despite the fact that the title was already held.Article text.
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...
, the capital of Zimbabwe. There are a number of shopping centres in the area. The Mabelreign post office, Mabelreign Police Station, municipality offices, and a local clinic are located on Stortford parade in Mabelreign shopping centre. Secondary schools in the area include Ellis Robins School, Harare
Ellis Robins School, Harare
Ellis Robins School is a Zimbabwean boys' high school that was founded in Salisbury, Rhodesia in 1953. It is located in the suburb of Mabelreign in Salisbury . Next door is Mabelreign Girls High School, the school's sister school...
and the Mabelreign Girls High School. Hallingbury Primary School, Haig Park Primary and Alfred Beit School
Alfred Beit School
Alfred Beit School is a primary school in the suburb of Mabelreign in Harare Zimbabwe. The school was named after Alfred Beit....
are also in the area.
Areas falling under the general administrative area of Mabelreign include Greencroft, Haig Park, Sunridge, Ashdown Park, Meyrick Park, St. Andrews Park, Haig Park, Sentosa and Cotswold Hills.
Neighbouring suburbs are Marlborough, Avondale
Avondale, Harare
Avondale is a suburb of Harare, Zimbabwe, located about 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...
and Belvedere.
History
In 1892 Edward Walter Kermode claimed a farm and registered it as 'Spring Valley Range', later to become Mabelreign. He arrived in the country from the Isle of Man with the pioneer column as a personal servant of Archibald Calqhoun, the country’s first administrator.Shortly after registering the farm, in 1895, Kermode returned to the Isle of Man where he married.
Mabelreign was named after Miss Mabel Mann, who was a fiancee of a surveyor named Swatheral. Miss Mann laid claim to the land despite the fact that the title was already held.Article text.