Ridgeway is a suburb of

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. It is located in Region F of the

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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.

Religion

Ridgeway has a growing Muslim population due to a mosque that was built in 2008.

References

{{Greater Johannesburg, communities Johannesburg Region F