Swinburne, Free State
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Swinburne is a little village just off the N3 road south of Harrismith, in the Free State province of South Africa.
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Coordinates: 28.3483°S 29.2763°E / -28.3483; 29.2763 | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Free State |
District | Thabo Mofutsanyane |
Municipality | Maluti a Phofung |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
PO box | 9883 |
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Swinburne is a stopover point for travellers between Johannesburg and Durban, perched on the edge of the Drakensberg escarpment. The village has few amenities above a basic shop, restaurant and pub.[1]
It has one of the oldest bridges in the Free State which was opened 1884 and spans the Wilge River.[2]