Melville
Melville is a bohemian suburb of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa. It is the location of many restaurants and taverns, which are mostly frequented by students from the nearby University of Johannesburg, located in Auckland Park, and the University of the Witwatersrand, located in Braamfontein.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Locality
- Description: suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa
- Also known as: “Melville, Gauteng” and “Melville, Johannesburg”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Love Books and Endstead.
Love Books
Bookstore
Photo: Derek J Moore, CC0.
Love Books is an independent bookshop located in Melville, Johannesburg. It was founded in 2009 by Jaci Jenkins and Kate Rogan. The business offers works by local authors, and hosts book launches as well as sponsored literary discussions.
Endstead
Historic building
Endstead is a historic house in Parktown, Johannesburg, South Africa built in 1903 by Ernest Willmot Sloper for his own use. The original property has been sub-divided; the only major changes to the house have been the addition of a double garage by Tony…
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rossmore and Westdene.
Rossmore
Suburb
Rossmore is a suburb of Johannesburg, around 5 km northwest of City Hall. It borders Langlaagte to the north and Homestead Park. The name comes from the village of Paarlshoop, the oldest private township on the Witwatersrand.
Westdene
Suburb
Westdene is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. Westdene lies between the historic suburb of Sophiatown and Melville with the Melville Koppies nature reserve to the north of the suburb.
Parktown
Suburb
Photo: Paul venter, Public domain.
Parktown is a wealthy suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa, and is the first suburb north of the inner city. It is affectionately known as one of the Parks, others including Parkview, Parkwood, Westcliff, Parktown North, Parkhurst and Forest Town.
Melville
- Categories: suburb and gay village
- Location: City of Johannesburg, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Tumbuka—“Melville” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Melville”
- Asturian: “Melville”
- Dutch: “Melville”
- Japanese: “メルヴィル”
- Tumbuka: “Melville”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Auckland Park and Westcliff.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Milpark Hospital and University of Johannesburg.
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