# Oxford Community, Mile Gully, Manchester Parish – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/mile-gully/oxford/ Community · Mile Gully # Oxford Oxford is a community of Jamaica in Mile Gully, Manchester Parish. It covers **8.85 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 8.8km² - 494 mtypical elevation ## Where is Oxford? Oxford 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: [Auchtembeddie](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/mile-gully/auchtembeddie/), [Balaclava](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/balaclava/balaclava/), [Comfort Hall](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/mile-gully/comfort-hall/), [Harry Watch](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/mile-gully/harry-watch/) and [Roses Valley](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/balaclava/roses-valley/). By area it is the 423rd largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 6.2% of [Mile Gully](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/mile-gully/). The centre of Oxford is about 90 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. The centre point is at 18.1970° N, 77.6188° 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 Oxford OpenStreetMap lists 2 named sights in Oxford: 1 cave; 1 waterfall. - Noisy River Falls · waterfall - Oxford Cave · cave ### Nearby, outside Oxford - Coffee River Cave · cave, Auchtembeddie1.8 km - Golding River Cave · cave, Roses Valley1.9 km - Breeze Hole River Cave · cave, Auchtembeddie2.4 km - Breeze Hole · cave, Auchtembeddie2.5 km - Marley River Cave · cave, Auchtembeddie2.6 km - Marley Small Cave · cave, Auchtembeddie2.6 km - Rottengut River Rising · cave, Comfort Hall2.7 km - Wallingford River Cave · cave, Balaclava2.9 km - Wallingford Main Cave · cave, Balaclava3.0 km - Wallingford Sinkhole-1 · cave, Balaclava3.0 km - Wallingford Sinkhole-2 · cave, Balaclava3.0 km - Wallingford Tunnel Cave · cave, Balaclava3.0 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: Oxford - 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 Bay46 km - Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) · Boscobel72 km ### Nearest railway station Greenvale Station (Mile Gully), about 9.9 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:34) and shortest in Dec (about 11.0 hours, sunrise around 06:34, 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 Oxford Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Oxford. - Golding - Kaenwood - Oxford - Part of 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 Oxford Named natural and historic features inside Oxford, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - One Gut 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 Oxford and the best time to visit Using the climate of Mile Gully, 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 Oxford Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Percy Junor Hospital · Spring Ground 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.15502&mlon=-77.46474#map=17/18.15502/-77.46474) Bank Access Financial Services Limited · Christiana 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.17384&mlon=-77.49078#map=17/18.17384/-77.49078) ATM National Commercial Bank · Mandeville 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.04584&mlon=-77.50786#map=17/18.04584/-77.50786) Petrol pump Texaco · Chudleigh 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.14891&mlon=-77.50031#map=17/18.14891/-77.50031) Hotel Hotel Villa Bella · Spring Ground 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.15924&mlon=-77.48812#map=17/18.15924/-77.48812) Mall Skyview Shopping Mall · Santa Cruz 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.05405&mlon=-77.69664#map=17/18.05405/-77.69664) School Roger Clarke High School · Balaclava 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.17689&mlon=-77.64410#map=17/18.17689/-77.64410) College Knox Community College · Spalding 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.15044&mlon=-77.45425#map=17/18.15044/-77.45425) Police station Cottage Police Station · Harry Watch 9.3 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 - Maidstone - Medina - Mile Gully - St. Paul's ## Quick answers - Where is Oxford?In Mile Gully, Manchester Parish, Jamaica - What borders Oxford?Auchtembeddie, Balaclava, Comfort Hall, Harry Watch and Roses Valley - What is there to see in Oxford?Noisy River Falls, Oxford Cave - What time zone is Oxford in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Oxford?Dollar (JMD) - What language is spoken in Oxford?English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Oxford?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Oxford?November to April and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Oxford?Percy Junor Hospital, about 17 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Oxford?Access Financial Services Limited, about 14 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Oxford?National Commercial Bank, about 20 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Oxford?Texaco, about 14 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Oxford?JM040610 (OCHA common operational dataset)