Elton Hill

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Elton Hill
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Elton Hill
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Elton Hill
Coordinates: 26°07′26″S28°04′05″E / 26.124°S 28.068°E / -26.124; 28.068 Coordinates: 26°07′26″S28°04′05″E / 26.124°S 28.068°E / -26.124; 28.068
Country South Africa
Province Gauteng
Municipality City of Johannesburg
Established1949
Area
[1]
  Total0.22 km2 (0.08 sq mi)
Population
 (2001) [1]
  Total409
  Density1,900/km2 (4,800/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)

Elton Hill is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is a small suburb tucked between Athol and Melrose. It is located in Region E of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.

History

Prior to the discovery of gold on the Witwatersrand in 1886, the suburb lay on land on one of the original farms called Syferfontein. [2] It became a suburbs on 1 June 1949, developed by John Ellis Crofton and the suburb name is based on his middle and last names. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Sub Place Elton Hill". Census 2001.
  2. 1 2 Raper, Peter E.; Moller, Lucie A.; du Plessis, Theodorus L. (2014). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Jonathan Ball Publishers. p. 1412. ISBN   9781868425501.