5-489: Rossmore may refer to: Rossmore, Johannesburg , South Africa Rossmore, West Virginia , United States Australia [ edit ] Rossmore, New South Wales , a suburb of Sydney Rossmore, Queensland , a neighbourhood in the Gympie Region United Kingdom [ edit ] Rossmore, a suburb of Ellesmere Port , Cheshire Rossmore,
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15-491: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Rossmore, Johannesburg 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 . Rossmore covers 1 km and borders Westdene on
20-579: The northwest, Melville on the north, Auckland Park on the east, Brixton on the south, and Hurst Hill on the southwest. The majority of Rossmore consists of the Kingsway Campus Auckland Park of the University of Johannesburg , Helen Joseph Hospital , and Hoërskool Vorentoe . Just east of Chiselhurst Drive and north of the southwestern end of St. Swinthin's and Auckland Avenues, in the latter case very old ones. Rossmore
25-541: Was founded on September 9, 1925, and was laid out on Braamfontein Farm. The suburb is named in honor of Lord Derrick Westenra, 5th Baron Rossmore 's only daughter, Dame Mary Bailey , the second wife of the mining magnate, Sir Abe Bailey . In the early years, it had a largely even balance between Afrikaans and English speakers, but the transition from Rand Afrikaans University to the University of Johannesburg shifted
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