• Source: 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.




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.




References

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• Daftar kota menurut PDB
• Cakupan Google Street View
• Megalopolis
• Abbotsford, Johannesburg
• Abbotsford
• Johannesburg
• List of unsolved murders (2000–present)
• City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality
• Metropolitan routes in Johannesburg
• Soweto
• Brett Kebble
• Suburbs of Johannesburg
• Melville, Johannesburg