# Swallowfield Community, Cross Roads, Saint Andrew Parish

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/cross-roads/swallowfield/

Community · Cross Roads 

# Swallowfield

Swallowfield is a community of Jamaica in Cross Roads, Saint Andrew Parish. It covers **2.68 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 28 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 2.7km²
- 28mapped services
- 224 mtypical elevation

## Where is Swallowfield?

Swallowfield lies in [Cross Roads](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/cross-roads/), [Saint Andrew Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 8 other communities: [Allman Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/kingston/downtown/allman-town/), [Cross Roads](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/cross-roads/cross-roads/), [Franklyn Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/kingston/downtown/franklyn-town/), [Liguanea](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/liguanea/liguanea/), [Mountain Veiw](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/downtown/mountain-veiw/), [New Kingston](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/new-kingston/new-kingston/), [Seymour Lands](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/new-kingston/seymour-lands/) and [Vineyard Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/downtown/vineyard-town/). By area it is the 673rd largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 45.7% of [Cross Roads](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/cross-roads/). The centre of Swallowfield is about 1.7 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. The centre point is at 18.0001° N, 76.7775° 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 Swallowfield

### Nearby, outside Swallowfield

- Peter tosh museum · museum, New Kingston1.8 km
- Devon House · attraction, Barbican2.1 km
- Devon House (1881)\ · attraction, Barbican2.1 km
- Bob Marley museum · museum, Liguanea2.2 km
- Monument to Sir Donald Burns Sangster · monument, Allman Town2.3 km
- Simon Bolivar Statue · monument, Allman Town2.4 km
- National Heroes Memorial · memorial, Allman Town2.5 km
- Powergen ltd · viewpoint, Half Way Tree3.0 km
- Liberty Hall, Marcus Garvey Museum · museum, Central Downtown3.4 km
- Marcus Garvey · memorial, Central Downtown3.4 km
- Wareika House · ruins, Rockfort3.4 km
- Trench Town Culture Yard Museum · museum, Trench Town3.6 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: Swallowfield

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

### Nearest airports

- Tinson Pen Airport (KTP) · Tinson Pen5.1 km
- Norman Manley International Airport (KIN) · Kingston7.2 km

### Nearest railway station

Spanish Town Railway Station (Spanish Town Central), about 19 km from the centre.

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:31) and shortest in Dec (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 06:30, sunset around 17:33).

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 Swallowfield

Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Swallowfield.

- Lower Swallowfield
- Tankerville

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 Swallowfield and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Cross Roads, the warmest month is Aug (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jan (24 °C), after allowing for this place being about 157 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 927 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Oct (170 mm) and the driest Feb (19 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to August**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 24 33 

Feb 25 19 

Mar 25 29 

Apr 26 41 

May 26 111 

Jun 26 89 

Jul 27 69 

Aug 27 104 

Sep 27 127 

Oct 26 170 

Nov 26 87 

Dec 25 49 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Swallowfield

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Bustamante Children Hospital · Swallowfield 0.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.99975&mlon=-76.77794#map=17/17.99975/-76.77794) 

Bank Scotiabank · New Kingston 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.00267&mlon=-76.78289#map=17/18.00267/-76.78289) 

ATM CIBC ATM · New Kingston 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.00654&mlon=-76.78715#map=17/18.00654/-76.78715) 

Petrol pump Epping · Swallowfield 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.00393&mlon=-76.77830#map=17/18.00393/-76.77830) 

Hotel AC Marriott Hotel · Seymour Lands 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.00846&mlon=-76.77858#map=17/18.00846/-76.77858) 

Mall Silver Slippers Plaza · Cross Roads 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.99483&mlon=-76.78767#map=17/17.99483/-76.78767) 

School Gaynstead HighSchool · Swallowfield 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.00113&mlon=-76.77849#map=17/18.00113/-76.77849) 

College UTech Joint Colleges of Medicine, Oral Health and Veterinary Sciences · Swallowfield 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.00142&mlon=-76.77712#map=17/18.00142/-76.77712) 

Police station Stadium Gardens · Swallowfield 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.00318&mlon=-76.77546#map=17/18.00318/-76.77546) 

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 Swallowfield

Places mapped inside Swallowfield in open map data, by type.

- Hospitals2
- Banks1
- Petrol pumps6
- Hotels2
- Schools2
- Colleges and universities4
- Pharmacies2
- Restaurants4
- Police stations2
- Dental clinics3

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 Cross Roads

- Cross Roads
- Kencot

## Quick answers

- Where is Swallowfield?In Cross Roads, Saint Andrew Parish, Jamaica
- What borders Swallowfield?Allman Town, Cross Roads, Franklyn Town, Liguanea, Mountain Veiw, New Kingston, Seymour Lands and Vineyard Town
- What is there to see in Swallowfield?Peter tosh museum, Devon House, Devon House (1881)\, Bob Marley museum
- What time zone is Swallowfield in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Swallowfield?Dollar (JMD)
- What language is spoken in Swallowfield?English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Swallowfield?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Swallowfield?November to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Swallowfield?Bustamante Children Hospital, about 0.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Swallowfield?Scotiabank, about 0.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Swallowfield?CIBC ATM, about 1.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Swallowfield?Epping, about 0.4 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Swallowfield?2 mapped
- How many banks are in Swallowfield?1 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Swallowfield?6 mapped
- What is the P-code of Swallowfield?JM060203 (OCHA common operational dataset)