Abbotsford, Johannesburg

Abbotsford
Abbotsford is located in Gauteng
Abbotsford
Abbotsford
Abbotsford is located in South Africa
Abbotsford
Abbotsford
Coordinates: 26°08′35″S 28°03′58″E / 26.143°S 28.066°E / -26.143; 28.066
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceGauteng
MunicipalityCity of Johannesburg
Main PlaceJohannesburg
Established1902
Area
 • Total0.50 km2 (0.19 sq mi)
Population
(2011)
 • Total388
 • Density780/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African35.8%
 • Coloured1.8%
 • Indian/Asian4.4%
 • White57.5%
 • Other0.5%
First languages (2011)
 • English67.4%
 • Zulu9.3%
 • Tswana6.2%
 • Southern Ndebele3.3%
 • Other13.9%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
5241

Abbotsford is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. This suburb lies north-east of the Johannesburg CBD next to Oaklands, Highlands North and Melrose. It is located in Region E of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.

History

It was established in 1902 and the suburb is named after Sir Walter Scott's house called Abbotsford a historic country house in the Scottish Borders, near Melrose, on the south bank of the River Tweed.

In the early 2000s prominent public figures Hazel Crane and Brett Kebble were murdered in the suburb.


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