Towerby is a
suburb
A suburb (more broadly suburban area) is an area within a metropolitan area, which may include commercial and mixed-use, that is primarily a residential area. A suburb can exist either as part of a larger city/urban area or as a separate ...
of
Johannesburg,
South Africa. This small suburb is tucked between
Forest Hill
Forest Hill or Forrest Hill may refer to:
Places
Australia
* Forest Hill, New South Wales, a suburb of Wagga Wagga
* Forrest Hill, New South Wales, a suburb of Albury
* Forest Hill, Queensland
* Forest Hill, Victoria
** Forest Hill Chase Sh ...
and
Rosettenville
Rosettenville is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It lies to the south of the city centre.
History
Rosettenville is named after Leo (or Levin) Rosettenstein, who surveyed the land and sold stands after gold was discovered on the Witwaters ...
. It is located in Region F of the
City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.
History
Prior to the discovery of gold on the
Witwatersrand in 1886, the suburb lay on land on one of the original farms called ''Turffontein''.
It became a suburb on 18 March 1953 taking its name from a nearby water tower.
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References
Johannesburg Region F
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