Abbotsford is a suburb of
Johannesburg,
South Africa. This suburb lies north-east of the
Johannesburg CBD next to
Oaklands,
Highlands North
Highlands North is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Johannesburg Region E. It is a small suburb surrounded by the suburbs of Oaklands, Waverly, Glenhazel and Orchards.
History
The suburb was laid out in 1903. Its name m ...
and
Melrose Melrose may refer to:
Places
United Kingdom
* Melrose, Scottish Borders, a town in the Scottish Borders, Scotland
** Melrose Abbey, ruined monastery
** Melrose RFC, rugby club
Australia
* Melrose, Queensland, a locality in the South Burnet ...
. 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
Hazel Crane (1951 – 10 November 2003) was a prominent socialite, businesswoman and posthumous memoirist in South Africa. She was assassinated on 10 November 2003 near her mansion home in the plush northern Johannesburg suburb of Abbotsfo ...
and
Brett Kebble
Roger Brett Kebble (19 February 1964 – 27 September 2005) was a South African mining magnate with close links to factions in the ruling political party, the African National Congress. Known to be personally eccentric, he became a major player ...
were murdered in the suburb.
[IOL 13 November 2003]
Kebble and Hazel Crane murdered in same area
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References
Johannesburg Region E
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