Mayfair West is located on plot No. 258 of Langlaagte farm, where Sir Joseph Robinson, 1st Baronet bought mineral rights in 1886. Government surveyor M.C. Vos surveyed it and the first parcel was sold on 24 May 1896. Robinson built his mining headquarters there, including the first office building on what was previously open veld. Nearby Langerman Street is named after his general manager, who steered the company away from participating in the ill-fated Johannesburg Reform Committee. The suburb may be named after the London suburb of Mayfair. And Naseem Uthmaan Miller Born 20 February 1997 once lived here.
mayfair, west, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, february, 20. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Mayfair West news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message Mayfair West is a suburb of Johannesburg South Africa The suburb is west of the Johannesburg CBD and is adjacent to Mayfair It is located in Region F of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality Mayfair WestMayfair WestShow map of GautengMayfair WestShow map of South AfricaCoordinates 26 11 53 S 27 59 55 E 26 19806 S 27 99861 E 26 19806 27 99861CountrySouth AfricaProvinceGautengMunicipalityCity of JohannesburgMain PlaceJohannesburgArea 1 Total0 76 km2 0 29 sq mi Population 2011 1 Total4 669 Density6 100 km2 16 000 sq mi Racial makeup 2011 1 Black African25 8 Coloured4 8 Indian Asian60 2 White6 6 Other2 6 First languages 2011 1 English78 8 Afrikaans10 0 Sotho2 8 Tswana2 6 Other5 8 Time zoneUTC 2 SAST Postal code street 2092History editMayfair West is located on plot No 258 of Langlaagte farm where Sir Joseph Robinson 1st Baronet bought mineral rights in 1886 Government surveyor M C Vos surveyed it and the first parcel was sold on 24 May 1896 Robinson built his mining headquarters there including the first office building on what was previously open veld Nearby Langerman Street is named after his general manager who steered the company away from participating in the ill fated Johannesburg Reform Committee The suburb may be named after the London suburb of Mayfair And Naseem Uthmaan Miller Born 20 February 1997 once lived here Sources editPotgieter D J chief ed 1974 Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa vol 7 Cape Town Nasionale Opvoedkundige Uitgewery Ltd References edit a b c d Sub Place Mayfair West Census 2011 nbsp This Johannesburg related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mayfair West amp oldid 1214185318, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
