Gresswold

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Gresswold
Coordinates: 26°07′51″S28°05′15″E / 26.13083°S 28.08750°E / -26.13083; 28.08750 Coordinates: 26°07′51″S28°05′15″E / 26.13083°S 28.08750°E / -26.13083; 28.08750
Country South Africa
Province Gauteng
Municipality City of Johannesburg
Main Place Johannesburg
Established1953
Area
[1]
  Total0.38 km2 (0.15 sq mi)
Population
 (2011) [1]
  Total1,442
  Density3,800/km2 (9,800/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[1]
   Black African 58.4%
   Coloured 5.3%
   Indian/Asian 9.0%
   White 25.5%
  Other1.7%
First languages (2011)
[1]
   English 46.7%
   Zulu 11.3%
   Tswana 6.9%
   Northern Sotho 5.2%
  Other29.8%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
2090

Gresswold is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. A small suburb in northern Johannesburg, it is surrounded by Bramley, Savoy Estate, Kew and Bramley Gardens. It is located in Region E of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.

History

The suburb is situated on part of an old Witwatersrand farm called Syferfontein. [2] It would be proclaimed as suburb on 28 October 1953 and was named after the land owner, H. Dare who owned a hotel called Greswolde in Warwickshire. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Sub Place Gresswold". Census 2011.
  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.