St Thomas Parish, Jamaica
St Thomas Parish, Jamaica (Caribbean).
Its chief town and capital is Morant Bay.
Geography: It is situated on the south eastern tip of the island in the county of surrey, bordered by the parish of St Andrew to the west, Portland to the north and the Caribbean Sea to the south and east. Notably, it is the 9th largest parish with a land area of 742.2 km2 (286.5 sq. miles). The land mass of St Thomas ranges from the peaks of the Blue Mountains and John Crow Mountains down to sea-level.
Brief History: The parish once known as Saint Thomas in the East was named after Thomas Hickman (Lord Windsor), Governor of Jamaica in 1662. In later years, bands of Maroons settled in the St. Thomas Mountains and eventually joined with those in Portland thus forming the “Windward Maroons.” They would play a critical role in the events that were to unfold. The history of St Thomas Jamaica is now most popularly associated with the events of 1865 (Morant Bay rebellion) – events which led to Jamaica’s Assembly being dissolved and the island’s status being changed to that of a Crown Colony.
Those events of over a century ago have also made Paul Bogle and George William Gordon National Heroes to modern Jamaicans and made Stony Gut and Morant Bay names which stir powerful emotions.
The parish is the birthplace of the Right Honourable Paul Bogle, designated in 1969 as one of Jamaica's seven National Heroes.
The Rt. Excellent Paul Bogle, National Hero, was a Baptist deacon from the district of Stony Gut in Portland. He led the Morant Bay rebellion on October 11th, 1865, which a group of people from the surrounding areas went to the then capital, Spanish Town, petitioning the Governor for an improvement in the conditions of the peasantry.
⭐Monuments and Historic Buildings:
Morant Bay Courthouse
Stokes Hall Great House
Morant Bay Fort
Morant Bay Lighthouse
Stony Gut, Site of Bogle Chapel
Be sure to explore its history, most outstanding attractions and find things to do In St Thomas Jamaica on your vacation.
⭐Points on interest:
01:18 St Thomas/St Andrew Parish Border
18:28 Yallahs Fire Station
20:19 To Yallahs Primary School
20:32 Mundecot River
21:35 Yallahs Square
24:33 Yallahs Pond
28:14 Casa Lagoona Hotel
29:29 Jamintel Earth Satellite Station Site
36:50 Rozzelle Natural Roadside Spring
43:02 Morant Bay Roundabout
43:09 To Reggae Falls
44:45 St Thomas Parish Court
45:23 Rudolf Elder Park (Morant Bay Park)
45:44 Morant Bay Plaza
49:07 Princess Margaret Hospital
50:26 Lyssons Beach
50:56 To Lyssons Primar School
51:45 Lyssons Park
54:04 To Retreat Beach
57:09 Prospect Primary School
58:48 Leith Hall Cemetery
1:17:17 Golden Grove Cemetry
1:20:10 All Stars Sports Village
1:20:32 Golden Grove Police Station
1:27:20 Amity Hall Primary & Infant School
1:28:29 Amity Hall Community Center
1:37:54 Portland/St Thomas Parish Border
⭐Popular Towns and Villages:
00:12 Bull Bay, Kingston
01:24 Bull Bay, St Thomas
03:11 9 Miles Bull Bay
04:37 11 Miles Bull Bay
6:27 Grants Pen
14:08 Albion
17:03 Yallahs
24:00 Louden Hill
25:54 Pamphet
29:58 Green Wall
30:41 White Horses
39:58 Duhaney Pen
40:48 Belvedere
42:21 Morant Bay
43:09 To Seaforth
48:24 Lyssons
53:09 Retreat
55:18 Prospect
57:39 Leith Hall
59:51 Port Morant
59:54 Bowden Harbour
1:01:50 Land Top
1:03:31 To Port Morant Primary / Bath St Thomas
1:14:27 Pleasant Hill
1:14:42 To Winchester
1:15:22 Stokes Hall
1:16:37 Golden Grove
1:20:53 To Dalvey/Duckenfield
1:24:56 To Wheelerfield/Bath St Thomas
1:24:58 To Rowlandsfield
1:25:30 Amity Hall
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Hope Zoo in St Andrew - 14 Parishes in 14 Days
Hope Zoo Jamaica. My visit to one of the few zoos in Jamaica during my 14 days excursion around the island.
Ocho Rios, St Ann, Jamaica
Ocho Rios (also Ochi, Spanish for Eight Rivers) is a town in the parish of St Ann on the north coast of Jamaica (Caribbean).
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St Mary Parish, Jamaica
St Mary Parish, Jamaica (Caribbean).
Saint Mary chief town and capital is Port Maria, located on the coast.
Geography: It is one of Jamaica's smallest parishes, situated on the northeast section of Jamaica in the county of Middlesex, bordered by Portland to the East, St Ann to the West, parts of St Catherine and St Andrew to the South, and the Caribbean Sea to the north.
St Mary Jamaica is the 10th largest parish and also the birthplace of established dancehall reggae artists, such as Capleton, Lady Saw, Ninja Man, Sizzla and Tanya Stephens.
⭐Points of interest:
00:24 Saint Mary Parish begins
00:24 St Mary / St Thomas Parish Border
00:38 Golden Grove District
03:51 To Fort Stewart / Enfield Main Road
04:44 Iter Boreale District
05:21 Annotto Bay
05:26 Annotto Bay High School
06:42 Old Annotto Bay Train Station
07:05 To Annotto Bay Hospital
08:16 To Annotto Bay Primary School
08:47 Annotto Bay Courthouse
08:51 Annotto Bay Bus Station
08:53 Annotto Bay Police Station
09:51 Annotto Bay Police Station
10:55 To Gray's Inn Great House
11:04 Annotto Bay Cemetery
11:30 Gray's Inn Sports Complex
11:44 Annotto Bay Roundabout
11:50 To Kingston / Highgate
11:57 To Port Maria / Ocho Rios / St Ann
12:00 St Mary Banana Chips Factory
12:07 Banana Field
12:19 Cassava Field
12:39 Wag Water River
12:50 Agualta Vale District
13:11 To Agualta Vale Lift Station
13:47 Coconut Field
14:11 Alternate route to Highgate
14:26 To Robins Bay / Hike Road
14:59 Rosend District
15:22 Pepper Field
15:52 Water Valley District
16:03 To Islingston District
16:03 To Water Valley Primary School
18:08 Albany District
20:19 To Islington District
20:41 To Highgate
21:29 Martin District
21:37 Martin Primary and Infant School
23:07 To Islington District
23:14 Whitehall District
24:31 Whitehall Estate
25:01 To Highgate
26:20 Ballards Valley / To Hamstead
26:34 To Heywood Hall
27:01 Llanrumney District
27:07 Buccaneer's Jerk & Juice
28:43 Cambridge District
29:12 Sandside District
29:23 Sandside Primary School
29:32 To Hamstead District / To Bonney Gate
30:12 Trinity District
30:32 Port Maria Cemetery
30:51 Port Maria
31:41 Hospital Road / To Port Maria Public Hospital
32:14 Jamaica Public Service Port Maria
32:22 JDF Whitehorne Barracks (E Coy 3JR)
32:29 Port Maria Preparatory and High School
32:47 Emmanuel Apostolic Church, Port Maria
32:51 Ministry of Social Security, Port Maria
33:09 Port Maria Primary School
33:24 Port Maria Town Centre
34:21 To Islington
34:25 Crossing Ochum River (also Otram River)
34:34 Emmanuel Baptist Church
34:39 Port Maria Market
34:42 St Mary Municipal Corporation
34:44 St Mary Parish Library / Claude Stuart Park
34:47 Old Port Maria Courthouse Port Maria Civic Centre
34:49 St Mary Parish Church
35:00 Old Port Maria Fire Station
36:20 Little Bay District
37:40 Castle Gordon District
37:48 Casa Maria Hotel
37:53 Kokomo Beach Bar
38:24 To Mason Hall / Grants Town
38:55 Noel Coward's Blue Harbour
39:06 Galina District
39:19 Galina Breeze Hotel
40:15 Galina Primary School
40:25 To Galina Lighthouse, Galina Point
42:08 Race Course District
45:21 Oracabessa
45:25 GoldenEye Resort
45:39 To James Bond Beach
46:04 Oracabessa Seventh Day Adventist Church
46:08 To Oracabessa Primary School
46:46 Oracabessa Clinic
46:49 Oracabessa Police Station
47:29 Oracabessa Post Office
47:33 To James Bond Beach
47:36 Oracabessa Market
47:44 Oracabessa Town Centre
48:05 To Mason Hall
48:38 To Jacks River
48:55 James Bond Beach Main Entrance
49:26 Golden Seas Beach Resort (Not in operation)
50:05 Boscobel
51:24 Ian Fleming International Airport
52:28 To Boscobel Primary School
52:59 Beaches Ocho Rios Resort & Golf Club
54:14 Stewart Town
55:27 To Mango Valley / Mango Valley Road
55:36 Emerald Estate Gated Community
55:55 Shiphouse location
56:03 Rio Nuevo
56:35 Ocean Ridge
56:45 Palm Grove
57:02 Rio Nuevo River
57:39 Spring Valley Estate
57:46 Rio Nuevo Battle Site (History museum)
58:31 Tower Isle
58:38 Tower Isle Post Office
58:38 Area 2 Police HQ
58:42 Pompano Bay
59:20 To Iona Preparatory School
1:00:17 Couples Tower Isle (Adult Only Resort)
1:01:55 Reggae Beach
1:02:16 To Retreat
1:02:59 Yaaman Adventure Park
1:03:02 Prospect Police Station
1:03:24 Ocho Rios
1:03:28 Couples Sans Souci All Inclusive Hotel
1:04:03 White River
1:04:05 St Mary / St Ann Parish Border
1:04:05 St Mary Parish ends
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Runaway Bay, St Ann, Jamaica
Runaway Bay is located in St Ann, Jamaica (Caribbean).
00:12 Discovery Bay
00:40 Grand Bahia Principe Jamaica
01:49 Club Ambiance Resort
02:13 Coxseath Road
02:49 Swallow Hole Fisherman's Beach
03:25 Runaway Bay Town Centre
03:27 To Brown's Town
03:34 Runaway Bay Police Station
04:14 Franklyn D Resort & Spa
04:41 Jewel Runaway Bay Beach & Golf Resort
09:16 Flavours Beach Bar and Restaurant
09:21 Rickets Drive
10:48 To Hampton
10:53 Salem
11:13 Jewel Paradise Cove
13:29 Royal Decameron Fun Caribbean All Inclusive
14:26 Sharkies Seafood Restaurant
14:51 Salem Taxi Stand
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Lost in St. Elizabeth Jamaica Pt. 1 | 14 Parishes in 14 Days
It was quite an experience in St. Elizabeth, Jamaica. Different, laid back and quiet. I visited the Ocean Breeze Hotel in Lovers Leap which was worth very penny.
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Port Royal, Jamaica - 14 Parishes in 14 Days
I started my tour by exploring Kingston first as that is where I’m currently located. I didn’t get to do an extensive tour of Port Royal but the experience was great. I met new people and got history lessons from the locals.
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14 parishes in 14 days | Jamaica
I’ve always traveled outside Jamaica for the holidays but last year I decided to use the money I would use for the plane fare to travel around Jamaica for two weeks. With $454US dollars on my debit card, I packed my backpack and traveled solo on public transportation. It was the best 2016 vacation. I met a lot of people along the way, learnt lessons (a lot) and got scammed in Montego Bay? Each parish had something different to offer and I enjoyed every experience; both good and bad. It is a trip I would encourage anyone to take.
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