Southfield, Jamaica
Town in St Elizabeth, Jamaica
Southfield, Jamaica
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Coordinates: 17°52′50″N 77°40′25″W / 17.8805°N 77.6735°W / 17.8805; -77.6735 [1] [2] | |
Country | Jamaica |
Parish | St Elizabeth |
Elevation | 568 m (1,863 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 2,623 |
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Estimate
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4,370 |
Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
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Southfield is a farming town [5] on the southern ridge of the Santa Cruz Mountains [6] in St Elizabeth , Jamaica. [7] [8]
History
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Southfield was originally the site of a plantation. This, together with its Great House was well established by 1796 when Andrew Bromfield was listed as the proprietor with 80 African slaves. [9] By 1922 this had been renamed Southfield Pen. [10]
In 1995, the Great House featured in a program shown on Jamaican National Television. [9]
In 2018, the Village turned into a Town and Southfield Town has 4,370 people live in 1,120 Households.
Amenities
Southfield has two hardware stores, one of which is owned and operated by the Parchment family, a Petcom gas station owned by the Gayle family, many churches including Southfield Seventh-Day Adventist church which was the first Seventh Day Adventist Church in the region. It also has many shops, a supermarket and a pharmacy. [11]
There is also a school, Mayfield All Age School, a public library [12] and two churches. [1] [2]
Notable residents
- Dr Robert Trivers , professor of anthropology and biological sciences at Rutgers University . [13]
- Mabel Bent, early 20th century business woman. [14]
References
- 1 2 UK Directorate of Overseas Surveys 1:50,000 map of Jamaica sheet E, 1958.
- 1 2 "Wikimapia" . Retrieved 30 September 2009 .
- ↑ "Southfield, Jamaica Page" . Falling Rain Genomics Inc . Retrieved 30 September 2009 .
- ↑ "Southfield" . World Gazetteer . Archived from the original on 9 February 2013 . Retrieved 30 September 2009 .
- ↑ Grindley, Latoya (25 March 2008). "Carrots in the 'breadbasket' " . Kingston, Jamaica: Jamaica Gleaner . Retrieved 30 September 2009 .
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: CS1 maint: location ( link ) - ↑ "Southfield Map – Satellite Images of Southfield" . maplandia.com . Retrieved 30 September 2009 . . "Lois Samuels' the Vessel for CFW" . Kingston, Jamaica: Jamaica Gleaner . 1 June 2009 . Retrieved 30 September 2009 .
- ↑ Samuels, Lois. "THE MANNINGS BOYS HOME" . Lois Samuels . Retrieved 30 September 2009 .
- 1 2 Hodgson, Robert Roy. "Southfield Great House" . southfieldhodgsons.com . Retrieved 30 September 2009 .
- ↑ Hodgson, Robert Roy. "Edward Hugh Hodgson" . southfieldhodgsons.com . Retrieved 30 September 2009 . and Village turn into Town
- ↑ Finlason, Gladys. "Button Bay Beach Getaway" . Treasure Beach, Jamaica: ButtonbayJamaica.com . Retrieved 30 September 2009 .
- ↑ http://www.jamaicateachers.org.jm/about/aboutus_off.asp
- ↑ "Jamaican-born scientist gets top award" . Jamaica Gleaner . 29 January 2007. Archived from the original on 10 June 2007 . Retrieved 30 September 2009 .
- ↑ Hodgson, Robert. "Mabel Victoria Bent" . southfieldhodgsons.com . Retrieved 30 September 2009 .
External links
- Aerial view .
- Photos: House Village shop .