History

Province Western Cape
Coordinates 33°54′40.72″S “18°33′02.13″E
Area 17.94 km2
Municipality City of Cape Town

Goodwood which was established in 1905, was named after the Goodwood racecourse in England. The founders had high hopes of building a racing centre but even though a racecourse was built, only one race meeting was ever held there.
The first railway station was built soon after Goodwood was established. Goodwood became a municipality in 1938 and the townships of Elsie’s River and Monte Vista were included in the Goodwood municipality between 1944 and 1946. In 1969 Edgemead was added. Due to the areas surrounding where working-class people lived, Goodwood was ideally placed for industrial development.

The postcodes for Goodwood are 7460 (streets) and 7459 (boxes)

Things to see and do in Goodwood

Gregory Park Outdoor Gym Rohm Street, Goodwood
Wonderland N1 City Mall Arcade machines and children’s rides 0215951725

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Useful Numbers

Police: 021 592 4430
Municipality-0860 103 089
Traffic department:021 444 7151
Fire: 021 590 1900
Water:0860 103 089
Electricity:0860 103 089
Ambulance: 10177
Post office;021 591 8621
Library;021 444 7326
Closest hospital;N1 city-021 590 4444
Goodwood civic centre:021 444 0265
Pharmacy;Monument Pharmacy-021 591 4164
SPCA:021 700 4140
Schools

Fairburn College, – 021 591 5181
Goodwood Park Primary School-021 591 6119
Kings School Goodwood-021 595 0059
De Vrije Zee Primary School-021 591 6361
Emmanuel Christian Academy-021 592 2349
JG Meiring High School-021 591 3131
Goodwood College-021 534 6246
Vrijzee Preparatory School-021 591 4575
Goodwood Park Primary School-021 591 6119
Koos Sadie Primary School-021 591 6151

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