# Spalding, Clarendon Parish – Communities, Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/spalding/ Development area · Clarendon Parish # Spalding Spalding is a development area (Social Development Commission) of Jamaica in Clarendon Parish. It covers **72.6 km²**. It is divided into 9 communities. 25 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 7 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 72.6km² - 9communities - 7mapped services ## Where is Spalding? Spalding lies in [Clarendon Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 6 other development areas: [Albert Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/trelawny/albert-town/), [Cave Valley](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-ann/cave-valley/), [Christiana](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/christiana/), [Frankfield](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/frankfield/), [May Pen](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/may-pen/) and [Williamsfield](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/williamsfield/). By area it is the 64th largest of 131 development areas in Jamaica. It covers 6.1% of [Clarendon Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/). The centre of Spalding is about 70 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. It is about 29 km from May Pen, the main town of Clarendon Parish. The centre point is at 18.1493° N, 77.4328° 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 Spalding OpenStreetMap lists 8 named sights in Spalding: 8 caves. - Bones Cave · cave - Boundary Pot · cave - Broomwell Cave · cave - Cabbage Hall Caverns · cave - Garden Piece Holes · cave - Mckoy Sink · cave - Pulpa Spring · cave - Sunday Hole · 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: Spalding - 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) · Boscobel56 km - Sangster International Airport (MBJ) · Montego Bay64 km ### Nearest railway station Greenvale Station (Mile Gully), about 12 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. ## Communities of Spalding Community Area km² Localities Services [Aenon Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/spalding/aenon-town/) 8.3 3 0 [Alston](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/spalding/alston/) 6.8 3 0 [Coffee Piece](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/spalding/coffee-piece/) 9.1 1 0 [Cumberland](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/spalding/cumberland/) 11 3 1 [Morgans Forest](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/spalding/morgans-forest/) 6.2 2 0 [Ritchies](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/spalding/ritchies/) 8.1 3 0 [Sanguinetti](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/spalding/sanguinetti/) 3.0 1 0 [Silent Hill/Moravia](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/spalding/silent-hill-moravia/) 7.4 6 0 [Spalding](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/spalding/spalding/) 13 3 6 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 Spalding Open gazetteers list **25 villages, towns and localities** in Spalding. Settlements here lie between about 514 m and 926 m above sea level (median 710 m). - Aenon Town - Allens Run - Alston - Baillieston - Balcarres - Borobridge - part of - Bullocks - Cabbage Hall - Cave River - Cumberland - Garth Tomlin - Leicesterfields - Long Bough - McKoy - Moravia - Morgans Forest - Mount Lebanon - Ritchies - Sanguinetti - Santa Hill - Silent Hill - Smiths Run - Spaldings - Uriah Daley - Walders Run 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 Spalding Named natural and historic features inside Spalding, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 7 rivers and streams. - Black River - George North River - Harrison River - Murphy Gully - Stony River - Yankee River - Yeary Yeary Gully ### Hills and mountains 2 hills. - Sunbury Hill · 889 m - Mount Atlas · 738 m 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 Spalding and the best time to visit In Spalding, 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 Spalding Places mapped inside Spalding in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Petrol pumps1 - Schools5 - 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 Spalding?In Clarendon Parish, Jamaica - What borders Spalding?Albert Town, Cave Valley, Christiana, Frankfield, May Pen and Williamsfield - What is there to see in Spalding?Bones Cave, Boundary Pot, Broomwell Cave, Cabbage Hall Caverns - What time zone is Spalding in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Spalding?Dollar (JMD) - What language is spoken in Spalding?English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Spalding?25 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Spalding?Settlements lie between 514 m and 926 m - What is the highest point in Spalding?Sunbury Hill (889 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Spalding?November to April and June to August - How many petrol pumps are in Spalding?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Spalding?JM0107 (OCHA common operational dataset)