# Maidstone Community, Mile Gully, Manchester Parish – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/mile-gully/maidstone/

Community · Mile Gully 

# Maidstone

Maidstone is a community of Jamaica in Mile Gully, Manchester Parish. It covers **13.8 km²**. 6 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 13.8km²
- 745 mtypical elevation

## Where is Maidstone?

Maidstone lies in [Mile Gully](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/mile-gully/), [Manchester Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 5 other communities: [Huntley](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/mandeville/huntley/), [Medina](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/mile-gully/medina/), [Mile Gully](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/mile-gully/mile-gully/), [Somerset](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/mandeville/somerset/) and [St. Paul's](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/mile-gully/st-paul-s/). By area it is the 287th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 9.7% of [Mile Gully](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/mile-gully/). The centre of Maidstone is about 83 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. The centre point is at 18.1009° N, 77.5737° 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 Maidstone

OpenStreetMap lists 4 named sights in Maidstone: 3 caves; 1 museum.

- Maidstone · museum
- Huntley Sinkholes · cave
- Myrtel Jackson Cave · cave
- Spring Garden Sink · cave

### Nearby, outside Maidstone

- Topsham Shaft & Sink · cave, Mile Gully2.3 km
- Somerset Sinks · cave, Somerset3.8 km
- Jack Wait Cave · cave, Litchfield5.6 km
- Marshalls Pen Cave · cave, New Green5.7 km
- Peru Cave · cave, Braes River6.2 km
- Spice Grove Cave · cave, Huntley6.3 km
- Lookout Cave · cave, St. Paul's6.6 km
- New Green Cave · cave, New Green6.8 km
- Phantillands Cave · cave, Pepper6.9 km
- Green Vale Cave · cave, Greenvale7.4 km
- Bloomfield Cave · cave, Greenvale7.9 km
- Braes River Cave · cave, Braes River8.2 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: Maidstone

- Time zoneUTC−5, no daylight saving · America/Jamaica
- CurrencyDollar (JMD)
- Country calling code+1-876
- LanguagesEnglish
- Plug typesType A, B
- Driving sideLeft

### Nearest airports

- Sangster International Airport (MBJ) · Montego Bay57 km
- Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) · Boscobel72 km

### Nearest railway station

Greenvale Station (Mile Gully), about 5.2 km from the centre.

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:34) 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 Maidstone

Open gazetteers list **6 villages, towns and localities** in Maidstone. Settlements here lie between about 679 m and 811 m above sea level (median 745 m).

- Bath
- Glenhead
- Maidstone
- New Hope
- Shirehampton
- Timbuctoo

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 Maidstone and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Mile Gully, the warmest month is Aug (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jan (24 °C), after allowing for this place being about 215 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). 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 24 43 

Feb 24 23 

Mar 25 36 

Apr 26 51 

May 26 126 

Jun 26 91 

Jul 26 69 

Aug 27 95 

Sep 26 128 

Oct 26 162 

Nov 25 92 

Dec 24 49 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Maidstone

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Lincoln Health Centre · Fairfield 8.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.02357&mlon=-77.56668#map=17/18.02357/-77.56668) 

Bank VMBS · Mandeville 9.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.04616&mlon=-77.50804#map=17/18.04616/-77.50804) 

ATM National Commercial Bank · Mandeville 9.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.04584&mlon=-77.50786#map=17/18.04584/-77.50786) 

Petrol pump TotalEnergies, Greenvale · Greenvale 7.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.04599&mlon=-77.53273#map=17/18.04599/-77.53273) 

Hotel Tropics View Jamaica · Greenvale 8.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.03487&mlon=-77.53386#map=17/18.03487/-77.53386) 

Mall Midway Mall Mandeville Jamaica · Mandeville 8.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.05415&mlon=-77.50961#map=17/18.05415/-77.50961) 

School Mile Gully High School, Mile Gully, Manchester · Lyndhurst 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.11446&mlon=-77.53515#map=17/18.11446/-77.53515) 

College Regent College of Caribbean Qualifications · Mandeville 8.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.04657&mlon=-77.51413#map=17/18.04657/-77.51413) 

Police station Cottage Police Station · Harry Watch 5.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.14373&mlon=-77.55097#map=17/18.14373/-77.55097) 

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 Mile Gully

- Auchtembeddie
- Bethany
- Comfort Hall
- Evergreen
- Harry Watch
- Litchfield
- Medina
- Mile Gully
- Oxford
- St. Paul's

## Quick answers

- Where is Maidstone?In Mile Gully, Manchester Parish, Jamaica
- What borders Maidstone?Huntley, Medina, Mile Gully, Somerset and St. Paul's
- What is there to see in Maidstone?Huntley Sinkholes, Maidstone, Myrtel Jackson Cave, Spring Garden Sink
- What time zone is Maidstone in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Maidstone?Dollar (JMD)
- What language is spoken in Maidstone?English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Maidstone?6 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Maidstone?Settlements lie between 679 m and 811 m
- What is the best time to visit Maidstone?November to April and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Maidstone?Lincoln Health Centre, about 8.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Maidstone?VMBS, about 9.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Maidstone?National Commercial Bank, about 9.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Maidstone?TotalEnergies, Greenvale, about 7.5 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Maidstone?JM040607 (OCHA common operational dataset)