# Swaby's Hope Community, Newport, Manchester Parish – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/newport/swaby-s-hope/

Community · Newport 

# Swaby's Hope

Swaby's Hope is a community of Jamaica in Newport, Manchester Parish. It covers **7.01 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 7.0km²
- 1mapped service
- 784 mtypical elevation

## Where is Swaby's Hope?

Swaby's Hope lies in [Newport](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/newport/), [Manchester Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 6 other communities: [French Park](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/newport/french-park/), [Hatfield](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/mandeville/hatfield/), [Knockpatrick](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/mandeville/knockpatrick/), [Newport](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/newport/newport/), [Spur Tree](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/mandeville/spur-tree/) and [Waltham](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/mandeville/waltham/). By area it is the 493rd largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 10.9% of [Newport](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/newport/). The centre of Swaby's Hope is about 78 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. The centre point is at 17.9856° N, 77.5314° 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 Swaby's Hope

OpenStreetMap lists 2 named sights in Swaby's Hope: 2 caves.

- Berry Hill Cave · cave
- Daley Twins Sink · cave

### Nearby, outside Swaby's Hope

- Breezy Hole · cave, Waltham0.9 km
- Hudsons Cave · cave, French Park1.2 km
- Oldbury Cave #2 · cave, French Park1.4 km
- Oldbury Cave #1 · cave, French Park1.4 km
- Daley Deep Sink · cave, Newport1.9 km
- Screech Owl Crawl · cave, Newport1.9 km
- Oldbury Estate Cave #2 · cave, French Park1.9 km
- Hopeton Sink #1 · cave, Waltham2.4 km
- Newport Cave · cave, Newport2.6 km
- Oldbury Estate Cave #3 · cave, Newport2.6 km
- Oldbury Estate Cave #1 · cave, French Park2.7 km
- Midway Cave · cave, Newport2.7 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: Swaby's Hope

- 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 Bay70 km
- Tinson Pen Airport (KTP) · Tinson Pen75 km

### Nearest railway station

Greenvale Station (Mile Gully), about 17 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 17:37).

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 Swaby's Hope

Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Swaby's Hope. Settlements here lie between about 744 m and 795 m above sea level (median 784 m).

- Berry Hill
- Hanover
- Swabys Hope

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 Swaby's Hope and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Newport, 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 Swaby's Hope

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Lincoln Health Centre · Fairfield 5.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.02357&mlon=-77.56668#map=17/18.02357/-77.56668) 

Bank National Commercial Bank · Mandeville 6.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.03696&mlon=-77.51131#map=17/18.03696/-77.51131) 

ATM ScotiaBank · Mandeville 6.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.03904&mlon=-77.51064#map=17/18.03904/-77.51064) 

Petrol pump Texaco · Waltham 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.99363&mlon=-77.50748#map=17/17.99363/-77.50748) 

Hotel Mountain Top Villa · Cedar Grove 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.01472&mlon=-77.50392#map=17/18.01472/-77.50392) 

Mall Nashville Plaza · Newport 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.96670&mlon=-77.50000#map=17/17.96670/-77.50000) 

School Ebenezer Basic School · Swaby's Hope 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.99063&mlon=-77.52832#map=17/17.99063/-77.52832) 

College Southwest TVET Institute - Newport Campus · Newport 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.95843&mlon=-77.50803#map=17/17.95843/-77.50803) 

Police station Mandeville Police Station · Mandeville 6.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.03948&mlon=-77.50733#map=17/18.03948/-77.50733) 

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.

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Swaby's Hope

Places mapped inside Swaby's Hope in open map data, by type.

- Schools1

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.

## Other communities in Newport

- French Park
- Newport
- Rose Hill
- Snowdon

## Quick answers

- Where is Swaby's Hope?In Newport, Manchester Parish, Jamaica
- What borders Swaby's Hope?French Park, Hatfield, Knockpatrick, Newport, Spur Tree and Waltham
- What is there to see in Swaby's Hope?Berry Hill Cave, Daley Twins Sink
- What time zone is Swaby's Hope in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Swaby's Hope?Dollar (JMD)
- What language is spoken in Swaby's Hope?English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Swaby's Hope?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Swaby's Hope?Settlements lie between 744 m and 795 m
- What is the best time to visit Swaby's Hope?November to April and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Swaby's Hope?Lincoln Health Centre, about 5.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Swaby's Hope?National Commercial Bank, about 6.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Swaby's Hope?ScotiaBank, about 6.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Swaby's Hope?Texaco, about 2.7 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Swaby's Hope?JM040705 (OCHA common operational dataset)