Bazley, South Africa

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Bazley | pushpin_map = South Africa KwaZulu-Natal#South Africa | coordinates = {{coord|30|26|0|S|30|39|0|E|region:ZA|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = South Africa | subdivision_type1 = Province | subdivision_name1 = KwaZulu-Natal | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = Ugu | subdivision_type3 = Municipality | subdivision_name3 = Umdoni | subdivision_type4 = Main Place | established_title = Established | leader_title = Councillor | area_footnotes = <ref name="census2011">{{cite web |url=https://census2011.adrianfrith.com/place/561016 |title = Main Place Bazley |work=Census 2011}}</ref> | area_total_km2 = 1.65 | population_footnotes = <ref name="census2011" /> | population_total = 268 | population_as_of = 2011 | population_density_km2 = auto  | demographics_type1 = Racial makeup (2011) | demographics1_footnotes = <ref name="census2011" /> | demographics1_title1 = Black African | demographics1_info1 = 32.0% | demographics1_title2 = Coloured | demographics1_info2 = 1.5% | demographics1_title3 = Indian/Asian | demographics1_info3 = | demographics1_title4 = White | demographics1_info4 = 66.5% | demographics1_title5 = Other | demographics1_info5 =  | demographics_type2 = First languages (2011) | demographics2_footnotes = <ref name="census2011" /> | demographics2_title1 = English | demographics2_info1 = 61.9% | demographics2_title2 = Zulu | demographics2_info2 = 23.5% | demographics2_title3 = Afrikaans | demographics2_info3 = 6.7% | demographics2_title4 = Xhosa | demographics2_info4 = 5.2% | demographics2_title5 = Other | demographics2_info5 = 2.6%   | timezone1 = SAST | utc_offset1 = +2 | postal_code_type = Postal code (street) | postal_code = | postal2_code_type = PO box | postal2_code = | area_code_type = Area code }} '''Bazley''' or '''Bazley Beach''' is a residential beach town along the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast, south of Durban.

It was named after John Bazley, an engineer and Byrne Settler whose son William successfully opened the Mzimkulu River mouth for shipping in the 1880s, at the place now known as Port Shepstone. John Bazley first arrived in the area in 1859 and set up camp on the banks of the Ifafa River. After a fairly good start, his farming activities grew and he was granted(by who????){{convert|612|acre|-1}} of land for sugar farming. He worked hard and prospered. Within two years, he had established a sugar mill.

Today, [https://www.bazley.org.za Bazley] is a quiet and tranquil cove for lazy days on the beach and destressing. It is only accessible from the Sezela motorway turn-off.

==References== {{reflist}} *Denzil Bazley. Nil Desperandum, the Bazley Story. The Royle Trust. 2000

Category:Populated places in the Umdoni Local Municipality Category:Populated coastal places in South Africa Category:KwaZulu-Natal South Coast