# Chapelton, Clarendon Parish – Communities, Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/chapelton/ Development area · Clarendon Parish # Chapelton Chapelton is a development area (Social Development Commission) of Jamaica in Clarendon Parish. It covers **156.2 km²**. It is divided into 9 communities. 70 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 156km² - 9communities - 4mapped services ## Where is Chapelton? Chapelton lies in [Clarendon Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 5 other development areas: [Frankfield](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/frankfield/), [Kellits](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/kellits/), [Linstead](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/linstead/), [May Pen](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/may-pen/) and [Old Harbour](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/old-harbour/). By area it is the 20th largest of 131 development areas in Jamaica. It covers 13.2% of [Clarendon Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/). The centre of Chapelton is about 50 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. It is about 13 km from May Pen, the main town of Clarendon Parish. The centre point is at 18.0772° N, 77.2623° W. Source: [Jamaica Social Development Commission (sdc.gov.jm) via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-jam). ## Things to see in and around Chapelton OpenStreetMap lists 4 named sights in Chapelton: 4 caves. - Clarendon College Cave · cave - Clue · cave - Kenkoo Cave · cave - Rock River Cave · cave Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed. ## Know before you go: Chapelton - Time zoneUTC−5, no daylight saving · America/Jamaica - CurrencyDollar (JMD) - Country calling code+1-876 - LanguagesEnglish - Plug typesType A, B - Driving sideLeft ### Nearest airports - Tinson Pen Airport (KTP) · Tinson Pen47 km - Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) · Boscobel48 km ### Nearest railway station Suttons Railway Station (1900) (Turners), about 2.1 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:32) and shortest in Dec (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 06:32, sunset around 17:35). Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-02](https://www.wikidata.org/); [OurAirports (public domain)](https://ourairports.com/data/). Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling. ## Communities of Chapelton Community Area km² Localities Services [Beckford Kraal](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/chapelton/beckford-kraal/) 21 10 0 [Chapelton](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/chapelton/chapelton/) 9.6 4 3 [Coxswain](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/chapelton/coxswain/) 21 7 0 [Morgans Pass](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/chapelton/morgans-pass/) 6.6 4 0 [Pennants](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/chapelton/pennants/) 11 3 0 [Rock River](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/chapelton/rock-river/) 37 24 0 [Summerfield](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/chapelton/summerfield/) 9.6 0 1 [Turners](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/chapelton/turners/) 9.3 6 0 [Wood Hall](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/chapelton/wood-hall/) 31 12 0 Source: [Jamaica Social Development Commission (sdc.gov.jm) via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-jam); [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). ## Villages and localities in Chapelton Open gazetteers list **70 villages, towns and localities** in Chapelton. The largest with a recorded population: Chapelton (4,514). Settlements here lie between about 177 m and 617 m above sea level (median 324 m). - Alexandria - Ashley - Ashley Candia - Ashley Kraal - Beckford Kraal - Bellas Gate - Part of - Blackwoods - Campbells Goldmine - Chapelton - Charing Cross - Cliffords - Cocoa Walk - Coffee Grove - Coolspring - Coxswain - Crawle River - Danks Mamy Gully - Danks Savoy - Dawkins Smokey Hole - Diamond - Dry Hill - Elgin - Ennetts - Four Paths - Friendship - Garden Wood - Good Endevor - Harrietfield - Joe Ground - Kellits - Lime Hall - Low Ground - Lucky Valley - Malsey Valley - Mears Pen - Mitchells Hill - Morant - Morgans Pass - Morgans Valley - Morgans Valley North - Mount Hindmost - Mount Providence - Mount Zion - Mullett Hall - North Hall - Oakes - Old Plantation - Old Pound - Pear Tree Valley - Pennants - Pennants and Kupius - Phelp Run - Post Road - Prospect - Provost - Rectory - Retirement - Retreat - Rock River - Sawyers River - Shingle Hut - Simons - Society - Suttons - Teak Pen - Tom Kings - Trivis - Turners Four Paths - Unity - Wood Hall Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). ## Landscape and landmarks of Chapelton Named natural and historic features inside Chapelton, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 14 rivers and streams. - Back River - Ballards River - Black River - Bryans Gully - Crawle River - Ginger River - Martins Gully - Orange River - Pindars River - Plantain Walk Gully - Sawyers River - Stony River - Teak River - Thomas River ### Hills and mountains 1 hill. - Ashley Canga Hill · 511 m ### Getting around 1 bridge. - Oaks Bridge Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/). Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate. ## Weather in Chapelton and the best time to visit In Chapelton, the warmest month is Aug (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (25 °C). About 964 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Oct (162 mm) and the driest Feb (23 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to April and June to August**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 25 43 Feb 26 23 Mar 26 36 Apr 27 51 May 28 126 Jun 27 91 Jul 28 69 Aug 28 95 Sep 28 128 Oct 27 162 Nov 26 92 Dec 26 49 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Chapelton Places mapped inside Chapelton in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Schools3 - Colleges and universities1 Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown. ## Quick answers - Where is Chapelton?In Clarendon Parish, Jamaica - What borders Chapelton?Frankfield, Kellits, Linstead, May Pen and Old Harbour - What is there to see in Chapelton?Clarendon College Cave, Clue, Kenkoo Cave, Rock River Cave - What time zone is Chapelton in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Chapelton?Dollar (JMD) - What language is spoken in Chapelton?English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Chapelton?70 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Chapelton?Settlements lie between 177 m and 617 m - What is the highest point in Chapelton?Ashley Canga Hill (511 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Chapelton?November to April and June to August - What is the P-code of Chapelton?JM0101 (OCHA common operational dataset)