Southfield, Jamaica
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Southfield, Jamaica | |
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  Southfield, Jamaica | |
| Coordinates: 17°52′50″N 77°40′25″W / 17.8805°N 77.6735°W[1][2] | |
| Country | Jamaica |
| Parish | St Elizabeth |
| Elevation | 568 m (1,863 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 2,623 |
• Estimate (2018) | 4,370 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
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
[edit]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
[edit]- Dr Robert Trivers, professor of anthropology and biological sciences at Rutgers University.[13]
- Mabel Bent, early 20th century business woman.[14]
References
[edit]- ^ a b UK Directorate of Overseas Surveys 1:50,000 map of Jamaica sheet E, 1958.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ "ST. ELIZABETH, JAMAICA". Washington, DC 20045: Adventures Great and Small. Retrieved 30 September 2009.
{{cite web}}: 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.
- ^ a b 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
[edit]- Aerial view.
- Photos: House Village shop.
