Linksfield, Gauteng

Linksfield
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Location within Greater Johannesburg  Linksfield
Coordinates: 26°09′50″S 28°05′56″E / 26.16389°S 28.09889°E / -26.16389; 28.09889Coordinates: 26°09′50″S 28°05′56″E / 26.16389°S 28.09889°E / -26.16389; 28.09889
Country	South Africa
Province	Gauteng
Municipality	City of Johannesburg
Main Place	Johannesburg
Established	1922
Area
• Total	8.66 km2 (3.34 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	3,696
• Density	430/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
• Black African	33.06%
• Coloured	1.3%
• Indian/Asian	1.52%
• White	63.8%
• Other	0.32%
First languages (2011)
• English	73.0%
• Zulu	4.72%
• Afrikaans	4.28%
• Northern Sotho	4.69%
• Other	13.31%
Postal code (street)	2192

Linksfield is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is a suburb lying north-east of the Johannesburg CBD and is surrounded by Sydenham, Orange Grove, Observatory and Cyrildene. It is located in Region E.

The suburb is situated on part of an old Witwatersrand farm called Doornfontein. In 1910, the area was known as Muller's Plantation and it was many years later and after several attempts, before the land was successfully surveyed. It would be proclaimed as suburb on 8 March 1922 and its name is derived from the word Links and it closeness to the nearby Royal Johannesburg & Kensington Golf Club. The suburb was developed by A.M. Kennedy and Hermann Kallenbach. Kallenbach would build a house on Linksfield Ridge in 1929.

The Harvey Nature Reserve lies on the western part of Linksfield Ridge. The land was donated to the people of Johannesburg in 1959 by Sydney Harvey and consisted of 7 acres for a nature and bird sanctuary. It is maintained by the Johannesburg City Parks.

The suburb has two schools within it. Linksfield Primary School which has been open since 31st July 1950. The second is a Jewish school called King David Schools, Linksfield and was founded in 1948 and the high school in 1955.