# Tweedside Community, Frankfield, Clarendon Parish – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/frankfield/tweedside/

Community · Frankfield 

# Tweedside

Tweedside is a community of Jamaica in Frankfield, Clarendon Parish. It covers **4.87 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 4.9km²
- 474 mtypical elevation

## Where is Tweedside?

Tweedside lies in [Frankfield](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/frankfield/), [Clarendon Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 7 other communities: [Alston](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/spalding/alston/), [Grantham](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/frankfield/grantham/), [Johns Hall](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/frankfield/johns-hall/), [Morgans Forest](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/spalding/morgans-forest/), [Peckham](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/frankfield/peckham/), [Sanguinetti](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/spalding/sanguinetti/) and [Spalding](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/spalding/spalding/). By area it is the 590th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 4.4% of [Frankfield](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/frankfield/). The centre of Tweedside is about 69 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. The centre point is at 18.1734° N, 77.4149° 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 Tweedside

### Nearby, outside Tweedside

- Bones Cave · cave, Spalding3.6 km
- Pulpa Spring · cave, Aenon Town4.2 km
- Mckoy Sink · cave, Aenon Town4.3 km
- Cave River Choke Sink · cave, Cuffie Ridge5.0 km
- Cave River Border Hole · cave, Cuffie Ridge5.2 km
- Cave River Bamboo Trench · cave, Cuffie Ridge5.3 km
- Cave River Top Hole · cave, Cuffie Ridge5.5 km
- Cave River Clapham Cave · cave, Cuffie Ridge5.8 km
- Cave River Holits Hole · cave, Cuffie Ridge6.1 km
- Clayton Cave · cave, Cuffie Ridge6.2 km
- Cave River Noisy Water 2 · cave, Cuffie Ridge6.4 km
- Cave River Noisy Water 1 · cave, Cuffie Ridge6.4 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: Tweedside

- 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) · Boscobel54 km
- Sangster International Airport (MBJ) · Montego Bay64 km

### Nearest railway station

Greenvale Station (Mile Gully), about 14 km from the centre.

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:33) and shortest in Dec (about 11.0 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 Tweedside

Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Tweedside.

- McConnells Run
- Tweedside

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).

## Weather in Tweedside 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 Tweedside

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Percy Junor Hospital · Spring Ground 5.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.15502&mlon=-77.46474#map=17/18.15502/-77.46474) 

Bank Scotiabank Jamaica - Christiana Branch · Christiana 8.0 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 5.1 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 7.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.22542&mlon=-77.36663#map=17/18.22542/-77.36663) 

Mall Midway Mall Mandeville Jamaica · Mandeville 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.05415&mlon=-77.50961#map=17/18.05415/-77.50961) 

School Spaldings Primary School · Spalding 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.15537&mlon=-77.45550#map=17/18.15537/-77.45550) 

College Knox Community College · Spalding 4.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.15044&mlon=-77.45425#map=17/18.15044/-77.45425) 

Police station Williamsfield Police Station · Williamsfield 13 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
- Grantham
- James Hill
- Johns Hall
- Orange Hill
- Peckham
- Trout Hall

## Quick answers

- Where is Tweedside?In Frankfield, Clarendon Parish, Jamaica
- What borders Tweedside?Alston, Grantham, Johns Hall, Morgans Forest, Peckham, Sanguinetti and Spalding
- What is there to see in Tweedside?Bones Cave, Pulpa Spring, Mckoy Sink, Cave River Choke Sink
- What time zone is Tweedside in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Tweedside?Dollar (JMD)
- What language is spoken in Tweedside?English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Tweedside?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Tweedside?November to April and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Tweedside?Percy Junor Hospital, about 5.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Tweedside?Scotiabank Jamaica - Christiana Branch, about 8.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Tweedside?National Commercial Bank, about 17 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Tweedside?TotalEnergies, Spaldings, about 5.1 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Tweedside?JM010209 (OCHA common operational dataset)