Common Street Names
South African Towns
- Church Street
- Most towns in South Africa owe their existence to the building of a church, usually the Dutch Reformed Church. The practice was to have the first or main street lead straight to the church, hence the name Church Street. In Afrikaans it is Kerkstraat.
- Milner Street
- Named for sir Alfred Milner, High Commissioner for Southern Africa from 1897 to 1905.
- Montagu Street
- Named for John Montagu, Colonial Secretary of the Cape Colony from 1843 to 1853.
- Queen Street
- Usually named for Victoria, Queen of Great Britain from 1837 to 1901. In Afrikaans it is Koninginstraat.
