Mavis Bank
Town in St Andrew, Jamaica
Mavis Bank
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Coordinates: 18°01′53″N 76°39′30″W / 18.0314032°N 76.6583705°W / 18.0314032; -76.6583705 | |
Country | Jamaica |
Parish | St Andrew |
Parliamentary Constituency | East Rural Saint Andrew [1] |
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Estimate
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1,787 |
Mavis Bank is a rural coffee farming community approximately 10 miles (16 km) north east of Kingston, Jamaica in east rural St. Andrew in the Blue Mountains , close to the border of Portland . [3]
The town takes its name from a surrounding coffee (named after Mavisbank House an historic house in Scotland ) which has been owned by the Munn family for many years, and is the main employer in the area. [4] One of the coffees produced by the estate is Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee . [5]
Close to the west south west is a summit of the same name on which stands a tertiary triangulation station ( 18°01′38″N 76°39′45″W / 18.027118°N 76.662512°W / 18.027118; -76.662512 ). [3]
References
- ↑ Smith, Andrew (31 August 2007). "East Rural St Andrew - Development desired" . Kingston, Jamaica : Jamaica Gleaner . Retrieved 30 November 2009 .
- ↑ "Mavis Bank" . Archived from the original on 10 February 2013 . Retrieved 30 November 2009 . , World Gazetteer.
- 1 2 UK Directorate of Overseas Surveys 1:50,000 map of Jamaica sheet L, 1967.
- ↑ Knibb Sibley, Inez (1978). Dictionary of Place-Names in Jamaica (1st ed.). Kingston, Jamaica : Institute of Jamaica . p. 107.
- ↑ "Mavis Bank Coffee Factory" . Blue Mountain Coffee, Inc . Retrieved 30 November 2009 .