Gresswold | |
|---|---|
  Gresswold  Gresswold | |
| Coordinates: 26°07′51″S 28°05′15″E / 26.13083°S 28.08750°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Gauteng |
| Municipality | City of Johannesburg |
| Main Place | Johannesburg |
| Established | 1953 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.38 km2 (0.15 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,442 |
| • Density | 3,800/km2 (9,800/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 58.4% |
| • Coloured | 5.3% |
| • Indian/Asian | 9.0% |
| • White | 25.5% |
| • Other | 1.7% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • English | 46.7% |
| • Zulu | 11.3% |
| • Tswana | 6.9% |
| • Northern Sotho | 5.2% |
| • Other | 29.8% |
| 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.
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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]
References
- ^ a b c d "Sub Place Gresswold". Census 2011.
- ^ a b Raper, Peter E.; Moller, Lucie A.; du Plessis, Theodorus L. (2014). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Jonathan Ball Publishers. p. 1412. ISBN 9781868425501.
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