Fellside, Gauteng

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Fellside
Coordinates: 26°10′01″S28°04′37″E / 26.167°S 28.077°E / -26.167; 28.077 Coordinates: 26°10′01″S28°04′37″E / 26.167°S 28.077°E / -26.167; 28.077
Country South Africa
Province Gauteng
Municipality City of Johannesburg
Main Place Johannesburg
Established1904
Area
[1]
  Total0.11 km2 (0.04 sq mi)
Population
 (2011) [1]
  Total309
  Density2,800/km2 (7,300/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[1]
   Black African 27.8%
   Coloured 0.6%
   Indian/Asian 5.2%
   White 61.8%
  Other4.5%
First languages (2011)
[1]
   English 58.3%
   Afrikaans 23.5%
   Zulu 7.2%
   Sotho 4.2%
  Other6.8%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
2192

Fellside is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is a small suburb located north-east of the city centre with Orange Grove to its north, south and east, with Houghton Estate to its west. It is located in Region E of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.

History

Fellside lies on land that once made up the farm called Klipfontein, one of many large farms that make what is Johannesburg and its suburbs. The suburb was proclaimed in 1904. [2] :163 No houses were built before 1910 and the suburb's name possibly originates from the African City Properties Trust's founder, Sir Arthur Fell. [3]

The houses tend mostly to be single storey houses originating from the 1920s. [4] :281 Unity Street is lined with mature plane trees. [4] :417

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Sub Place Fellside". Census 2011.
  2. Leyds, Gerald Anton (1964). A History of Johannesburg: The Early Years. Nasional Boekhandel. p. 318.
  3. Raper, Peter E.; Moller, Lucie A.; du Plessis, Theodorus L. (2014). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Jonathan Ball Publishers. p. 1412. ISBN   9781868425501.
  4. 1 2 "Volume 3 Identified significant sites in surrounding area within Orange Grove Precinct Fellside" (PDF). The Heritage Portal. 15 January 2017.