Ridgeway is a suburb of
Johannesburg
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,
South Africa
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. It is located in Region F of the
City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality
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.
History
The suburb is situated on an old farm of ''Kroonheuwel''.
It had several names over the years such as Greenfields Park, Ridgebourne (after owners JM Beveridge and R Osbourne) before obtaining its current name in 1959.
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Religion
Ridgeway has a growing Muslim population due to a mosque that was built in 2008.
References
{{Greater Johannesburg, communities
Johannesburg Region F