Elton Hill

Elton Hill
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Location within Greater Johannesburg Elton Hill
Coordinates: 26°07′26″S 28°04′05″E / 26.124°S 28.068°E / -26.124; 28.068Coordinates: 26°07′26″S 28°04′05″E / 26.124°S 28.068°E / -26.124; 28.068
Country	South Africa
Province	Gauteng
Municipality	City of Johannesburg
Established	1949
Area^[1]
• Total	0.22 km² (0.08 sq mi)
Population (2001)^[1]
• Total	409
• Density	1,900/km² (4,800/sq mi)

Elton Hill is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is a small suburb tucked between Athol and Melrose. It is located in Region E.

History

Prior to the discovery of gold on the Witwatersrand in 1886, the suburb lay on land on one of the original farms called Syferfontein.^[2] It became a suburbs on the 1 June 1949, developed by John Ellis Crofton and the suburb name is based on his middle and last names.^[2]

References

1 2 "Sub Place Elton Hill". Census 2001.
1 2 Raper, Peter E.; Moller, Lucie A.; du Plessis, Theodorus L. (2014). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Jonathan Ball Publishers. p. 1412. ISBN 9781868425501.

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