Bishopscourt
Bishopscourt is a small, wealthy, residential suburb in the Southern Suburbs of Cape Town in the Western Cape, South Africa. It is part of the Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality, created in 2000, which includes the greater Cape Town area.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Suburb
- Description: suburb of Cape Town, South Africa
- Also known as: “Bishopscourt, Cape Town”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Arderne Gardens and Wynberg Park.
Arderne Gardens
Park
Photo: Marie.frei, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Arderne Gardens is a public park and arboretum in Claremont, Cape Town, located in the Western Cape of South Africa. It was established in 1845 by Ralph Henry Arderne, a timber merchant originally from Cheshire, England.
Wynberg Park
Park
Photo: Zaian, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wynberg Park, formerly known as King Edward Park, is a park situated in the southern suburb of Wynberg, Cape Town, South Africa. The park has number of amenities including a playground, a duck pond, and multiple braai/barbecue areas.
Cavendish Square
Shopping center
Cavendish Square, sometimes referred to as Cavendish, is a multi-story shopping mall located in the mixed-use suburb of Claremont, in the Southern Suburbs of Cape Town.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Newlands and Rondebosch.
Newlands
Suburb
Photo: Andresdewet, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Newlands is an upmarket suburb of Cape Town, South Africa. It is located at the foot of Table Mountain in the Southern Suburbs of Cape Town, and is the wettest suburb in South Africa due to its high winter rainfall.
Rondebosch
Suburb
Rondebosch is one of the Southern Suburbs of Cape Town, South Africa. It is primarily a residential suburb, with shopping and business districts as well as the main campus of the University of Cape Town. Rondebosch is situated 4½ km northeast of Bishopscourt.
Rosebank
Suburb
Photo: Rotsee, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rosebank is one of the Southern Suburbs of Cape Town, South Africa, located between the suburbs of Mowbray and Rondebosch. Rosebank is situated 5 km northeast of Bishopscourt.
Bishopscourt
- Categories: neighborhood and locality
- Location: City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-33.98861° or 33° 59′ 19″ southLongitude
18.44667° or 18° 26′ 48″ eastElevation
103 metres (338 feet)United Nations Location Code
ZA BSXOpen location code
4FRW2C6W+HMOpenStreetMap ID
node 94206583OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbGeoNames ID
3370045Wikidata ID
Q936777
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Zulu—“Bishopscourt” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Bishopscourt”
- Cebuano: “Bishopscourt”
- Dutch: “Bishopscourt”
- French: “Bishopscourt”
- Japanese: “ビショップスコート”
- Pedi: “Bishopscourt”
- Turkish: “Bishopscourt”
- Xhosa: “Bishopscourt”
- Zulu: “Bishopscourt”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Monterey Reservoir and 4th Claremont Fernwood Scout Hall.
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