Information on North Riding, Gauteng, South Africa

North Riding is a suburb of Randburg named after one of the three historic subdivisions of Yorkshire. The suburb previously fell under the jurisdiction of the Randburg Town Council and is now incorporated into the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan area. Of the first 3 farms that were joined to form Randburg, North riding was located on the Olievenhout farm.

North Riding fully encloses the Suburb of Bellair Park. The area was once prominently known as a stable and horse riding strong hold in the north of Johannesburg but gave way to other areas such as Honeydew and Kyalami. This can be seen in the road and street names. Previously the area was rural and had an agricultural holding status.

After 1996 North Riding developed rapidly, in both the commercial and residential sector. Surrounding suburbs include: Northgate, Olivedale, Noordhang, Northworld, Northwold Garden, Johannesburg North and Golden Harvest.

North Riding includes various bed and breakfast accommodation and shopping centers. Various streams flow through the area, one such flowing from west to northeast is the Olievenhoutspoort.