Cairn Garoch Road: Of Scottish origin, referring to a human-made stack of stones.
Charl Malan Road: Named after an one-time minister of railways and harbours in the Union Government.
Cherwell Road: Named after a village in Oxfordshire, UK.
Chislehurst Close: Named after a village in Kent, which was home of the exiled French Emperor Napoleon III. His only son, Louis Napoleon joined the Royal Military Academy and came out to Natal as a volunteer in the Anglo-Zulu war.
He was killed when his scouting party was ambushed on 1 June, 1879.
Clarkson Road: Named after an early Bluff resident, George Clarkson who owned property in the Wentworth area.
Clement Avenue: No trace of name origin found.
Cluver Crescent: Named after Dr E Cluver who was secretary for public health in the 1930s.
Cobban Road: No trace of name origin found.
Crease Road: No trace of name origin found.
Culbin Place: Another link with Scotland; Culbin forest.
Dechmont Road: In all probability named after a village in West Lothian, Scotland.
Donegal Road: Another road with Irish origins, Donegal is a town in County Donegal, Ireland.
Donnelly Road: Named after a Corporation official who was a district engineer at the time of the Anglo-Boer War.
Doon Road: Named after a village in County Limerick, Ireland.
Dunville Road: No specific local link suggests that it is another name with Irish origins.
Emberton Road: Another link with Britain, the name of a village in Buckinghamshire.
Ettrick Road: Again, no local link suggests that it is named after a village in County Selkirk, Scotland.
Franconia Place: No local link. Possibly refers to a region in eastern Germany.
Frederick Avenue: Named after Frederick Moss, chairman of the company which developed Marlborough Park.
Read also: A-Z the Origin of Bluff Street Names
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