Abbotsford, Johannesburg

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.

Abbotsford
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Coordinates: 26.143°S 28.066°E / -26.143; 28.066
Country	South Africa
Province	Gauteng
Municipality	City of Johannesburg
Main Place	Johannesburg
Established	1902
Area [1]
• Total	0.50 km2 (0.19 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	388
• Density	780/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	35.8%
• Coloured	1.8%
• Indian/Asian	4.4%
• White	57.5%
• Other	0.5%
First languages (2011) [1]
• English	67.4%
• Zulu	9.3%
• Tswana	6.2%
• Southern Ndebele	3.3%
• Other	13.9%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	5241

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.^[2]

In the early 2000s prominent public figures Hazel Crane and Brett Kebble were murdered in the suburb.^[3]

References

1. "Sub Place Abbotsford". Census 2011.
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.
3. IOL 13 November 2003 :Kebble and Hazel Crane murdered in same area