Saxonwold

Coordinates: 26°9′23″S 28°2′26″E / 26.15639°S 28.04056°E / -26.15639; 28.04056
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Saxonwold
PO box
2132

Saxonwold is an affluent suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is situated in what was once the Sachsenwald Forest in the early 20th century. It is located in Region E of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.

History

The suburb has its origins as part of the Braamfontein farm which was owned by

Rand Regiments Memorial with instructions to home builders not to impede the view of the memorial and the street names having an old Anglo-Saxon theme and ended in wold.[2]

The Japanese School of Johannesburg previously had a location in Saxonwold. After a negative campaign in 1968, the location was forced to close.[3]

The Villa d'Este was built in 1923.[4] The South African National Museum of Military History and the Anglo-Boer War Memorial are also located in Saxonwold.

The Nelson Mandela Children's Fund is also located in Saxonwold.

Notable people

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Sub Place Saxonwold". Census 2011.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "SAPRA History: Origins of Saxonwold & Parkwood". Saxonwold & Parkwood Residents Association of Johannesburg. Archived from the original on 23 January 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  3. ISBN 0313318778, 9780313318771. p. 59
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  4. ^ "Villa D'Este". The Heritage Register. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  5. ^ "The Guptas and their links to South Africa's Jacob Zuma". BBC News. 2 November 2016. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
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