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Clarendon Parish, Jamaica. / 18.000°N 77.283°W / 18.000; -77.283. Clarendon is a parish in Jamaica. It is located on the south of the island, roughly halfway between the island's eastern and western ends. Located in the county of Middlesex, it is bordered by Manchester on the west, Saint Catherine in the east, and in the north by ...
UTC-5 (EST) Area code. 876. May Pen is the capital and largest town in the parish of Clarendon in Middlesex County, Jamaica. It is located on the Rio Minho river, and is a major market centre for the parish. The population was 61,548 at the 2011 census increasing from 59,550 in 2001, [1] including the surrounding suburbs of Sandy Bay, Mineral ...
UTC-5 (EST) Cockpit Country is an area in Trelawny and Saint Elizabeth, Saint James, Saint Ann, Manchester and the northern tip of Clarendon parishes in Jamaica. The land is marked by steep-sided hollows, as much as 120 metres (390 ft) deep in places, which are separated by conical hills and ridges. Maroons who had escaped from plantations used ...
Clarendon Park is a settlement in Clarendon Parish in south-central Jamaica. It is the birthplace of Sandie Richards, a track and field bronze medal winner at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Transport. Clarendon Park used to be served by a railway station on the national railway network. References
Pusey Hall Great House, Clarendon Parish, Jamaica: Builder: Brockbank, Lancaster: Launched: 19 November 1808: Fate: Grounded 18 September 1846 and subsequently sold: General characteristics; Tons burthen: 312, or 312 50 ⁄ 94 or 334, or 334 20 ⁄ 94, or 342 : Length: 101 ft 0 in (30.8 m) Beam: 27 ft 6 in (8.4 m) Complement: 1810: 25; 1840: 16 ...
Built. 1941. In use. 1941-1949. Vernam Field (locally spelled Vernamfield) is a former World War II United States Army Air Forces airfield located in Clarendon Parish, 34.3 miles (55.2 km) west-southwest of Kingston, Jamaica. The airfield was renamed Vernam Air Force Base by the newly formed United States Air Force in 1948, but was closed in 1949.
Frankfield. / 18.1463208; -77.3658246. [1] Frankfield is a town in the parish of Clarendon in central Jamaica. It is located near the top of Jamaica's central ridge of mountains overlooking the south coast. The Rio Minho river runs through the town in a shallow gorge. [2]
Clarendon South Western. Clarendon South Western is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Representatives of the Jamaican Parliament. [1] It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. It is located in Clarendon Parish. The current MP is Lothan Cousins from the People's National Party.