Kellits is a settlement in Jamaica. It has a population of 2,658 as of 2009. [1]
Kellits may take its name from the landholding of Moses Kellet, assembly man for the parish of Clarendon in the 1750s, [2] although records give even earlier reference to a George Kellet of Clarendon and his son Henry, born in 1698. [3]
Saint Ann is the largest parish in Jamaica. It is situated on the north coast of the island, in the county of Middlesex, roughly halfway between the eastern and western ends of the island. It is often called "the Garden Parish of Jamaica" on account of its natural floral beauty. Its capital is Saint Ann's Bay. Saint Ann comprises New Seville, the first Spanish Settlement in Jamaica.
St Catherine is a parish in the south east of Jamaica. It is located in the county of Middlesex, and is one of the island's largest and most economically valued parishes because of its many resources. It includes the first capital of Jamaica, Spanish Town, originally known as San Jago de la Vega or Santiago de la Vega.
Saint Elizabeth, one of Jamaica's largest parishes, is located in the southwest of the island, in the county of Cornwall. Its capital, Black River, is located at the mouth of the Black River, the widest on the island.
The Parish of Manchester is an parish located in west-central Jamaica, in the county of Middlesex. Its capital, Mandeville, is a major business centre, and the only parish capital not located on the coast or on a major river. Its St. Paul of the Cross Pro-Cathedral is the episcopal see of the Latin Catholic Diocese of Mandeville.
Clarendon Park is a settlement in Clarendon Parish in south-central Jamaica.
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 the difficult territory for its natural defences to develop communities outside the control of Spanish or British colonists.
Hopewell is a settlement in Clarendon Parish, Jamaica.
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Gayle is a settlement in Jamaica.
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Lluidas Vale, also known as Worthy Park, is a settlement in Saint Catherine Parish, Jamaica. It has a population of 3,413 as of 2009.
Maroon Town is a settlement in Jamaica. It has a population of 3122 as of 2009.
Point Hill is a settlement in Jamaica. It has a population of 5,766 as of 2009.
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Rocky Point is a settlement in Jamaica. It has a population of 3,183 as of 2009.
Wakefield is a settlement in Jamaica. It has a population of 2,694 as of 2009.
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