Gresswold is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. A small suburb in northern Johannesburg, it is surrounded by Bramley, Savoy Estate, Kew and Bramley Gardens. It is located in Region E of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.

Gresswold
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Coordinates: 26°07′51″S 28°05′15″E
Country	South Africa
Province	Gauteng
Municipality	City of Johannesburg
Main Place	Johannesburg
Established	1953
Area [1]
• Total	0.38 km2 (0.15 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	1,442
• Density	3,800/km2 (9,800/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	58.4%
• Coloured	5.3%
• Indian/Asian	9.0%
• White	25.5%
• Other	1.7%
First languages (2011) [1]
• English	46.7%
• Zulu	11.3%
• Tswana	6.9%
• Northern Sotho	5.2%
• Other	29.8%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	2090

History

The suburb is situated on part of an old Witwatersrand farm called Syferfontein.[2] It would be proclaimed as suburb on 28 October 1953 and was named after the land owner, H. Dare who owned a hotel called Greswolde in Warwickshire.[2]

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