# Kendal Community, Williamsfield, Manchester Parish – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/williamsfield/kendal/ Community · Williamsfield # Kendal Kendal is a community of Jamaica in Williamsfield, Manchester Parish. It covers **9.44 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 9.4km² - 455 mtypical elevation ## Where is Kendal? Kendal lies in [Williamsfield](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/williamsfield/), [Manchester Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 8 other communities: [Grove Place](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/mandeville/grove-place/), [Litchfield](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/mile-gully/litchfield/), [Lyndhurst](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/mandeville/lyndhurst/), [Mandeville](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/mandeville/mandeville/), [New Green](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/mandeville/new-green/), [Top Hill](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/christiana/top-hill/), [Walderston](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/christiana/walderston/) and [Williamsfield](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/williamsfield/williamsfield/). By area it is the 401st largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 19.0% of [Williamsfield](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/williamsfield/). The centre of Kendal is about 75 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. The centre point is at 18.0870° N, 77.4994° 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 Kendal ### Nearby, outside Kendal - New Green Cave · cave, New Green2.6 km - Marshalls Pen Cave · cave, New Green3.3 km - Caledonia Cave · cave, Mandeville4.1 km - Chapman Sinkhole · cave, Walderston4.5 km - Doris Villa Cave, Greathouse Sink · cave, Mandeville4.6 km - Bombay Sinkhole 2 · cave, Chantilly5.0 km - Alvin Piece Cave · cave, Bellefield5.0 km - Bunny Hole · cave, Cobbla5.0 km - Bombay Sinkhole 4 · cave, Chantilly5.1 km - Somerset Sinks · cave, Somerset5.2 km - Bombay Sinkholes 6-8 · cave, Bombay5.6 km - Everlasting Hole · cave, Walderston5.6 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: Kendal - 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 Bay64 km - Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) · Boscobel66 km ### Nearest railway station Greenvale Station (Mile Gully), about 7.7 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. ## Villages and localities in Kendal Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Kendal. - Hanbury Pen 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 Kendal Named natural and historic features inside Kendal, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Getting around 1 railway station. - Kendal Station 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 Kendal and the best time to visit Using the climate of Williamsfield, 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 Kendal Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Hargreaves Memorial Hospital · Mandeville 4.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.04378&mlon=-77.50729#map=17/18.04378/-77.50729) Bank VMBS · Mandeville 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.04616&mlon=-77.50804#map=17/18.04616/-77.50804) ATM National Commercial Bank · Mandeville 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.04584&mlon=-77.50786#map=17/18.04584/-77.50786) Petrol pump Texaco · Williamsfield 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.06514&mlon=-77.46589#map=17/18.06514/-77.46589) Hotel Golf View Hotel · Mandeville 5.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.04256&mlon=-77.51128#map=17/18.04256/-77.51128) Mall Midway Mall Mandeville Jamaica · Mandeville 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.05415&mlon=-77.50961#map=17/18.05415/-77.50961) School Cedric Titus High · New Green 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.06195&mlon=-77.50986#map=17/18.06195/-77.50986) College Catholic College of Mandeville · Williamsfield 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.07117&mlon=-77.45826#map=17/18.07117/-77.45826) Police station Williamsfield Police Station · Williamsfield 4.0 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 Williamsfield - Banana Ground - Bellefield - Blue Mountain - Bombay - Williamsfield ## Quick answers - Where is Kendal?In Williamsfield, Manchester Parish, Jamaica - What borders Kendal?Grove Place, Litchfield, Lyndhurst, Mandeville, New Green, Top Hill, Walderston and Williamsfield - What is there to see in Kendal?New Green Cave, Marshalls Pen Cave, Caledonia Cave, Chapman Sinkhole - What time zone is Kendal in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Kendal?Dollar (JMD) - What language is spoken in Kendal?English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Kendal?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Kendal?November to April and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Kendal?Hargreaves Memorial Hospital, about 4.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Kendal?VMBS, about 4.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Kendal?National Commercial Bank, about 4.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kendal?Texaco, about 4.3 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Kendal?JM040905 (OCHA common operational dataset)