Colenso

Colenso is a family name for the following people:

• John William Colenso (1814-1883), Anglican Bishop of the Natal Diocese in South Africa
• William Colenso (1811–1899), missionary, botanist and politician in New Zealand, cousin of John William Colenso

Colenso means:

• Colenso (South Africa) , a town in the province of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa
• the Battle of Colenso , a battle during the Boer War in South Africa in 1899

This is a disambiguation page for differentiating between several terms identified with the same word.