# Priory Community, St. Anns Bay, Saint Ann Parish – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-ann/st-anns-bay/priory/ Community · St. Anns Bay # Priory Priory is a community of Jamaica in St. Anns Bay, Saint Ann Parish. It covers **19.5 km²**. 10 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 6 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 19.5km² - 6mapped services - 40 mtypical elevation ## Where is Priory? Priory lies in [St. Anns Bay](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-ann/st-anns-bay/), [Saint Ann Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-ann/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 5 other communities: [Bamboo](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-ann/browns-town/bamboo/), [Chester](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-ann/st-anns-bay/chester/), [Lime Hall](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-ann/st-anns-bay/lime-hall/), [Mt Zion/Mines](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-ann/st-anns-bay/mt-zion-mines/) and [St. Ann's Bay](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-ann/st-anns-bay/st-ann-s-bay/). By area it is the 172nd largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 18.0% of [St. Anns Bay](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-ann/st-anns-bay/). The centre of Priory is about 68 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. It is about 3.7 km from Saint Ann’s Bay, the main town of St. Anns Bay. The centre point is at 18.4387° N, 77.2360° 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 Priory OpenStreetMap lists 4 named sights in Priory: 3 attractions; 1 cave. - Chukka · attraction - Chukka horseback riding · attraction - Grizzly’s Plantation Cove · attraction - Guinea Corn Cave · cave ### Nearby, outside Priory - Priory Beach · beach, St. Ann's Bay1.9 km - Seville Heritage Park · attraction, St. Ann's Bay2.1 km - Seville Great House (1745) · attraction, St. Ann's Bay2.2 km - Bembridge Cave · cave, Chester2.5 km - Old Fort · archaeological site, St. Ann's Bay2.7 km - Governor's Palace · archaeological site, St. Ann's Bay2.9 km - Firewater Mineral Spring · attraction, St. Ann's Bay3.9 km - Coolshade Mountain Cave · cave, Bamboo4.4 km - Avisfield Cave · cave, Lime Hall4.4 km - Jamaica Firewater · attraction, St. Ann's Bay4.7 km - Libbat Cave & Spring · cave, Lime Hall5.1 km - Bamboo Sinkhole · cave, Bamboo6.1 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: Priory - Time zoneUTC−5, no daylight saving · America/Jamaica - CurrencyDollar (JMD) - Country calling code+1-876 - LanguagesEnglish - Plug typesType A, B - Driving sideLeft ### Nearest airports - Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) · Boscobel28 km - Tinson Pen Airport (KTP) · Tinson Pen66 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:32) and shortest in Dec (about 11.0 hours, sunrise around 06:33, sunset around 17:34). 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 Priory Open gazetteers list **10 villages, towns and localities** in Priory. Settlements here lie between about 3 m and 94 m above sea level (median 40 m). - Hartland Estate - Lewis - Liberty - Llandovery Estate - New Banks - Priory - Richmond - Seville - Seville Heights - Tanglewood 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 Priory Named natural and historic features inside Priory, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 5 rivers and streams. - Cave Gully - Laughlands Little River - Parsons Gully - Sleepy Tree Gully - Stony River ### Getting around 1 airfield. - Llandovery 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 Priory and the best time to visit Using the climate of St. Anns Bay, the warmest month is Aug (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jan (26 °C), after allowing for this place being about 224 m lower than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 1,168 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Oct (183 mm) and the driest Feb (34 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to March**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 26 48 Feb 26 34 Mar 27 52 Apr 28 58 May 29 141 Jun 29 128 Jul 29 92 Aug 29 118 Sep 29 151 Oct 29 183 Nov 28 113 Dec 27 50 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Priory Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital St Ann's Bay Infirmary · Priory 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.44725&mlon=-77.22378#map=17/18.44725/-77.22378) Bank JN Bank · St. Ann's Bay 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.43663&mlon=-77.20005#map=17/18.43663/-77.20005) ATM Scotiabank · Ocho Rios 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.41078&mlon=-77.10178#map=17/18.41078/-77.10178) Petrol pump Texaco · Priory 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.45462&mlon=-77.25069#map=17/18.45462/-77.25069) Hotel Hometa · Priory 0.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.43754&mlon=-77.23645#map=17/18.43754/-77.23645) Mall Downtown Ocho Rios · Steer Town 7.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.43184&mlon=-77.16625#map=17/18.43184/-77.16625) School St. Ann's Bay Primary · St. Ann's Bay 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.43395&mlon=-77.20300#map=17/18.43395/-77.20300) College College of Hospitality · St. Ann's Bay 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.43237&mlon=-77.19516#map=17/18.43237/-77.19516) Police station Bamboo · Bamboo 6.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.39149&mlon=-77.26562#map=17/18.39149/-77.26562) 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 Priory Places mapped inside Priory in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 - Petrol pumps1 - Hotels2 - Restaurants2 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 St. Anns Bay - Chalky Hill - Chester - Lime Hall - Mt Zion/Mines - St. Ann's Bay - Steer Town ## Quick answers - Where is Priory?In St. Anns Bay, Saint Ann Parish, Jamaica - What borders Priory?Bamboo, Chester, Lime Hall, Mt Zion/Mines and St. Ann's Bay - What is there to see in Priory?Chukka, Chukka horseback riding, Grizzly’s Plantation Cove, Guinea Corn Cave - What time zone is Priory in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Priory?Dollar (JMD) - What language is spoken in Priory?English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Priory?10 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Priory?Settlements lie between 3 m and 94 m - What is the best time to visit Priory?November to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Priory?St Ann's Bay Infirmary, about 1.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Priory?JN Bank, about 3.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Priory?Scotiabank, about 14 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Priory?Texaco, about 2.4 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Priory?1 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Priory?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Priory?JM071105 (OCHA common operational dataset)