Westmoreland

Westmoreland is the westernmost parish in , on the south side of the island. It lies south of Hanover, southwest of Saint James, and northwest of Saint Elizabeth, in the county of Cornwall.
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  • Type: parish of Jamaica with 141,000 residents
  • Description: parish of Jamaica
  • Also known as: Westmoreland Parish” and “Westmorland

Places of Interest

Highlights include Manning’s School.

Building
Manning's School in Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland, Jamaica, which started offering classes in 1738, is the oldest continuously operating high school in Jamaica.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Savanna-la-Mar and Frome.

Town
is the chief town and capital of Westmoreland Parish, . A coastal town, it contains an 18th-century fort constructed for colonial defence against pirates in the .

Town
is a small centered on the sugar mill of the eponymous estate in Westmoreland, . is situated 7 km north of Westmoreland.

Westmoreland

Latitude
18.2333° or 18° 14′ north
Longitude
-78.15° or 78° 9′ west
Population
141,000
Elevation
5 metres (16 feet)
Open location code
77C36RMX+8X
Geo­Names ID
3488081
Wiki­data ID
Q1440250
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Westmoreland” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: أبرشية ويستمورلاند
  • Basque: Westmoreland
  • Bengali: ওয়েস্টারমল্যান্ডল্যান্ড প্যারিশ
  • Catalan: Parròquia de Westmoreland
  • Cebuano: Parish of Westmoreland
  • Chinese: 威斯特摩蘭堂區
  • Chinese: 西摩兰区
  • Chinese: 西摩蘭區
  • Danish: Westmoreland Parish
  • Dutch: Westmoreland
  • Finnish: Westmorelandin pitäjä
  • French: Paroisse de Westmoreland
  • French: Westmoreland
  • German: Westmoreland Parish
  • Greek: Ενορία του Ουεστμόρλαντ
  • Greek: Ουεστμόρλαντ
  • Gujarati: વેસ્ટમોરલેન્ડ પૅરિશ
  • Hebrew: וסטמורלנד
  • Hindi: वेस्टमोरलैंड पैरिश
  • Indonesian: Paroki Westmoreland
  • Italian: parrocchia di Westmoreland
  • Italian: Parrocchia di Westmoreland
  • Jamaican Creole English: Wesmolan Parish, Jumieka
  • Jamaican Creole English: Wesmolan Parish
  • Japanese: ウェストモアランド教区
  • Kannada: ವೆಸ್ಟ್ಮೋರ್ಲ್ಯಾಂಡ್ ಪ್ಯಾರಿಷ್
  • Korean: 웨스트모얼랜드구
  • Latvian: Vestmorlendas pagasts
  • Lithuanian: Vestmorelando parapija
  • Malay: Westmoreland Parish
  • Marathi: वेस्टमोरलँड पॅरीश
  • Northern Frisian: Westmoreland (Sarkspal uun Jamaika)
  • Northern Frisian: Westmoreland
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Westmoreland Parish
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Westmoreland Parish
  • Norwegian: Westmoreland Parish
  • Persian: بخش وست مورلند
  • Polish: Westmoreland
  • Portuguese: Westmoreland
  • Russian: Приход Вестморленд
  • Russian: Уэстморленд
  • Sinhala: වෙස්ටෝම්රෙලන්ඩ් ප්‍රාන්තය
  • Sinhala: වෙස්ට්මෝලන්ඩ් පැරිෂ්, ජැමෙයිකාව
  • Spanish: Parroquia de Westmoreland
  • Swedish: Parish of Westmoreland
  • Swedish: Westmoreland Parish
  • Tamil: வெஸ்ட்மோர்லாண்ட் பரிஷ்
  • Telugu: వెస్ట్‌మోర్‌లాండ్ పారిష్
  • Thai: เวสต์มอร์แลนด์
  • Turkish: Westmoreland Parish
  • Turkish: Westmoreland
  • Ukrainian: Вестморленд
  • Ukrainian: Парафія Вестморленд
  • Urdu: ویستموریلاند پارش
  • Urdu: ویسٹمورلینڈ پیرش
  • Vietnamese: Giáo xứ Westmoreland

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Saint George’s Memorial Park and Savanna-la-mar Cemetery.

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