Fellside is a suburb of

Johannesburg Johannesburg ( , , ; Zulu language, Zulu and Xhosa language, Xhosa: eGoli ) (colloquially known as Jozi, Joburg, Jo'burg or "The City of Gold") is the most populous city in South Africa. With 5,538,596 people in the City of Johannesburg alon ...

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. It is a small suburb located north-east of the city centre with Orange Grove to its north, south and east, with

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to its west. It is located in Region E of the

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History

Fellside lies on land that once made up the farm called ''Klipfontein'', one of many large farms that make what is Johannesburg and its suburbs. The suburb was proclaimed in 1904. No houses were built before 1910 and the suburb's name possibly originates from the African City Properties Trust's founder, Sir Arthur Fell. The houses tend mostly to be single storey houses originating from the 1920s. Unity Street is lined with mature

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References

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