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Clarkson, Eastern Cape Founded: 1839 Named after the mission station's benefactor Thomas Clarkson.

Founded by Bishop HP Hallbeck in 1839. William Wilberforce received 200 pounds from his friend Thomas Clarkson to set up the new Moravian mission station. Rev Halter of Enon laid out the station with Church Street as the only street. List of references: Fransen, Hans. 2004. The old buildings of the Cape. A survey of extant architecture from before c1910 in the area of Cape Town - Calvinia - Colesberg - Uitenhage. Johannesburg & Cape Town: Jonathan Ball Publishers. pp 525-526 Fransen, Hans. 2006. Old towns and villages of the Cape. A survey of the origin and development of towns, villages and hamlets at the Cape of Good Hope. With particular reference to their physical planning and historical landscape. Johannesburg & Cape Town: Jonathan Ball. pp 144 Richardson, Deirdré. 2001. Historic Sites of South Africa. Cape Town: Struik Publishers. pp 13 List of structures: Moravian Mission Church: 1840.