# Grantham Community, Frankfield, Clarendon Parish – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/frankfield/grantham/ Community · Frankfield # Grantham Grantham is a community of Jamaica in Frankfield, Clarendon Parish. It covers **7.42 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 7.4km² - 421 mtypical elevation ## Where is Grantham? Grantham lies in [Frankfield](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/frankfield/), [Clarendon Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 5 other communities: [Coffee Piece](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/spalding/coffee-piece/), [Frankfield](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/frankfield/frankfield/), [Peckham](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/frankfield/peckham/), [Sanguinetti](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/spalding/sanguinetti/) and [Tweedside](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/frankfield/tweedside/). By area it is the 476th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 6.7% of [Frankfield](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/frankfield/). The centre of Grantham is about 66 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. The centre point is at 18.1544° N, 77.3983° 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 Grantham ### Nearby, outside Grantham - Bones Cave · cave, Spalding4.7 km - Mckoy Sink · cave, Aenon Town5.3 km - Broomwell Cave · cave, Ritchies5.9 km - Boundary Pot · cave, Cumberland6.1 km - Pulpa Spring · cave, Aenon Town6.2 km - Cabbage Hall Caverns · cave, Cumberland6.3 km - Dung Hole · cave, James Hill6.7 km - Garden Piece Holes · cave, Cumberland6.8 km - Cave River Choke Sink · cave, Cuffie Ridge6.9 km - Babylon Cave · cave, Bombay6.9 km - Mistress Bell Cave · cave, Thompson Town6.9 km - Ganja Pot · cave, Bombay7.0 km 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: Grantham - Time zoneUTC−5, no daylight saving · America/Jamaica - CurrencyDollar (JMD) - Country calling code+1-876 - LanguagesEnglish - Plug typesType A, B - Driving sideLeft ### Nearest airports - Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) · Boscobel53 km - Tinson Pen Airport (KTP) · Tinson Pen63 km ### Nearest railway station Greenvale Station (Mile Gully), about 16 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:33) and shortest in Dec (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 06:33, sunset around 17:36). 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. ## Villages and localities in Grantham Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Grantham. Settlements here lie between about 314 m and 426 m above sea level (median 421 m). - Grantham - Kilsyth - Logie Green - Top Hill 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 Grantham Named natural and historic features inside Grantham, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 3 rivers and streams. - Manoe River - Rodons River - Thatch River 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 Grantham and the best time to visit Using the climate of Frankfield, 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/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Grantham Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Percy Junor Hospital · Spring Ground 7.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.15502&mlon=-77.46474#map=17/18.15502/-77.46474) Bank Scotiabank Jamaica - Christiana Branch · Christiana 9.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.17301&mlon=-77.49028#map=17/18.17301/-77.49028) ATM National Commercial Bank · Mandeville 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.04584&mlon=-77.50786#map=17/18.04584/-77.50786) Petrol pump TotalEnergies, Spaldings · Spalding 6.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.15560&mlon=-77.45937#map=17/18.15560/-77.45937) Hotel The Golden Cliff Villa · Cave Valley 8.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.22542&mlon=-77.36663#map=17/18.22542/-77.36663) Mall Midway Mall Mandeville Jamaica · Mandeville 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.05415&mlon=-77.50961#map=17/18.05415/-77.50961) School Edwin Allen High · Frankfield 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.15316&mlon=-77.37157#map=17/18.15316/-77.37157) College Knox Community College · Spalding 5.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.15044&mlon=-77.45425#map=17/18.15044/-77.45425) Police station Williamsfield Police Station · Williamsfield 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.07057&mlon=-77.46524#map=17/18.07057/-77.46524) Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km. ## Other communities in Frankfield - Crooked River - Frankfield - James Hill - Johns Hall - Orange Hill - Peckham - Trout Hall - Tweedside ## Quick answers - Where is Grantham?In Frankfield, Clarendon Parish, Jamaica - What borders Grantham?Coffee Piece, Frankfield, Peckham, Sanguinetti and Tweedside - What is there to see in Grantham?Bones Cave, Mckoy Sink, Broomwell Cave, Boundary Pot - What time zone is Grantham in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Grantham?Dollar (JMD) - What language is spoken in Grantham?English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Grantham?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Grantham?Settlements lie between 314 m and 426 m - What is the best time to visit Grantham?November to April and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Grantham?Percy Junor Hospital, about 7.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Grantham?Scotiabank Jamaica - Christiana Branch, about 9.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Grantham?National Commercial Bank, about 17 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Grantham?TotalEnergies, Spaldings, about 6.5 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Grantham?JM010203 (OCHA common operational dataset)