Bracken Hill

{{Infobox settlement | name = Bracken Hill | pushpin_map = South Africa Western Cape#South Africa | coordinates = {{coord|34|01|40|S|23|10|10|E}} | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = [[South Africa]] | subdivision_type1 = Province | subdivision_name1 = [[Western Cape]] | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = [[Garden Route District Municipality|Garden Route]] | subdivision_type3 = Municipality | subdivision_name3 = [[Knysna Local Municipality|Knysna]] | population_total = 189 }} '''Bracken Hill''' is a small village near [[Knysna]] in the [[Western Cape|Western Cape Province]] in [[South Africa]].

In the [[2011 South African census|2011 South African Census]] the town had a population of 189 people living in 33 households.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Firth |first=Adrian |date=2011 |title=Small Area 1800018 from Census 2011 |url=https://census2011.adrianfrith.com/place/1800018 |access-date=2024-06-25}}</ref>

Near the town lies the Brackenhill Waterfall.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dixon |first=Mark |date=2018-09-09 |title=Brackenhill Waterfall. |url=https://gardenroutetrail.wordpress.com/2018/09/09/brackenhill-waterfall/ |access-date=2024-06-25 |website=Garden Route Trail |language=en}}</ref> ==History== Thesen & Co. established a sawmill station and wagon component works in Brackenhill which existed until 1924, after which it was moved to [[Paarden Eiland]] in [[Cape Town]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=The timber merchants - Knysna Museums |url=https://www.knysnamuseums.co.za/pages/the-timber-merchants/ |access-date=2024-06-25 |website=www.knysnamuseums.co.za |language=en}}</ref> ==References== <references /> {{Garden Route District Municipality}} [[Category:Populated places in the Garden Route District Municipality]] [[Category:Populated places in the Knysna Local Municipality]]