Tugela River
Winterton is a small town situated on the banks of the Tugela River in the foothills of the Drakensberg mountains, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It was founded in 1905 by and the when the [wintercolony]|Natal Government]] built a weir across the Little Tugela River. The town later changed its name to Winterton in honour the secretary for agriculture, J WINTER. Winterton is a small town with only a primary school. It is close to the Second Boer War battle sites of Battle of Vaal Krantz and Spioenkop.