Westchester

Westchester is a neighborhood in Independence City, Saint Catherine Parish. Westchester is situated nearby to the neighborhood Passage Fort, as well as near Garveymeade.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Caymanas Park and Fort Augusta Adult Correctional Centre.

Caymanas Park

Sports venue

Photo: Gwyneth Davidson, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Caymanas Park is Jamaica's only race track. It was historically a sugarcane estate in the Colony of Jamaica. It was originally owned by the Ellis family, including George Ellis and Charles Ellis, 1st Baron Seaford, who made substantial profits from sugar and slavery.

Fort Augusta Adult Correctional Centre

Prison

Fort Augusta is a fortification in the parish of St Catherine, Jamaica. Originally built in the 1740s, from 1954 to 2017 the fort was used as a prison. Fort Augusta Adult Correctional Centre is situated 3 km east of Westchester.

Ferdi Neita Sports Complex

Pitch

Ferdi Neita Sports Complex is a multi-use stadium in Portmore, Jamaica. It is currently used mostly for football matches and as a practising ground. It serves as a home ground of Portmore United F.C. The stadium holds 3,000 people. Ferdi Neita Sports Complex is situated 4 km southwest of Westchester.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Portmore and Port Royal.

Portmore

Photo: Raw9345, Public domain.

Portmore is a large coastal town in southern Jamaica in Saint Catherine, and a place of residence for people working in the neighbouring cities of Kingston and Spanish Town.

Port Royal

Village

Photo: Raychristofer, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Port Royal is a small town located at the end of the Palisadoes, at the mouth of Kingston Harbour, in southeastern Jamaica. Founded in 1494 by the Spanish, it was once the largest and most prosperous city in the Caribbean, functioning as the centre of shipping and commerce in the Caribbean Sea by the latter half of the 17th century. Port Royal is situated 5 km southeast of Westchester.

Trenchtown

Neighborhood

Photo: YardEdge, CC BY 2.0.

Trench Town is a neighbourhood located in the parish of St. Andrew, part of which is in Kingston, the capital and largest city of Jamaica. Today Trench Town is the location of the Trench Town Culture Yard Museum, a National Heritage Site presenting the unique history and contribution of Trench Town to Jamaica. Trenchtown is situated 8 km east of Westchester.

Westchester

Type: Neighborhood
Categories: residential area and locality
Location: Independence City, Saint Catherine Parish, Jamaica, Caribbean, North America
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Latitude

17.97392° or 17° 58′ 26″ north

Longitude

-76.87478° or 76° 52′ 29″ west

Elevation

3 metres (10 feet)

Open location code

7795X4FG+H3

OpenStreetMap ID

way 366056708

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=residential

OpenStreetMap feature

place=neighbourhood

GeoNames ID

12574035

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