# Barbury Hall Community, Black River, Saint Elizabeth Parish

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/black-river/barbury-hall/

Community · Black River 

# Barbury Hall

Barbury Hall is a community of Jamaica in Black River, Saint Elizabeth Parish. It covers **10.5 km²**. 6 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 10.5km²
- 22 mtypical elevation

## Where is Barbury Hall?

Barbury Hall lies in [Black River](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/black-river/), [Saint Elizabeth Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 4 other communities: [Fullerswood](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/black-river/fullerswood/), [Mountainside](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/black-river/mountainside/), [Pondside](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/black-river/pondside/) and [Watchwell](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/black-river/watchwell/). By area it is the 367th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 3.1% of [Black River](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/black-river/). The centre of Barbury Hall is about 103 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. It is about 11 km from Black River, the main town of Black River. The centre point is at 17.9659° N, 77.7708° 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 Barbury Hall

### Nearby, outside Barbury Hall

- Fullerswood Sink · cave, Fullerswood3.2 km
- Mystery Hole · cave, Fullerswood3.2 km
- Smith Cave And Sink · cave, Bigwoods4.3 km
- Houndslow Cave · cave, Bigwoods4.4 km
- Arlington Cave · cave, Fullerswood5.1 km
- Cunnigan Cave · cave, Treasure Beach5.6 km
- Money Cave · cave, Bigwoods6.1 km
- Southampton Cave · cave, Treasure Beach6.3 km
- Big Ground Cave #2 · cave, Treasure Beach7.5 km
- Natural History Museum · museum, Treasure Beach7.7 km
- Turtle House, Turtle Sanctuary · attraction, Treasure Beach7.7 km
- Big Ground Cave #1 · cave, Treasure Beach7.8 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: Barbury Hall

- 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 Bay62 km
- Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) · Boscobel98 km

### Nearest railway station

Ipswich Railway Station (Disused) (Merrywood), about 26 km from the centre.

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:35) and shortest in Dec (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 06:34, sunset around 17:38).

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 Barbury Hall

Open gazetteers list **6 villages, towns and localities** in Barbury Hall. Settlements here lie between about 13 m and 43 m above sea level (median 22 m).

- Alscot
- Barbary Hall
- Brown Berry
- Brucefield
- Hopewell
- Winchester

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 Barbury Hall and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Black River, 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 Barbury Hall

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Black River Hospital · Black River 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.02656&mlon=-77.85894#map=17/18.02656/-77.85894) 

Bank Scotiabank · Black River 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.02295&mlon=-77.84780#map=17/18.02295/-77.84780) 

ATM International ATM · Treasure Beach 9.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.88033&mlon=-77.76396#map=17/17.88033/-77.76396) 

Petrol pump Texaco · Treasure Beach 9.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.88408&mlon=-77.76558#map=17/17.88408/-77.76558) 

Hotel Pon De Rock · Treasure Beach 6.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.91612&mlon=-77.79731#map=17/17.91612/-77.79731) 

Mall Mid Town Plaza · Santa Cruz 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.05398&mlon=-77.70017#map=17/18.05398/-77.70017) 

School Newell High School · Newell 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.93113&mlon=-77.74740#map=17/17.93113/-77.74740) 

College Bethlehem Moravian College · Malvern 7.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.97008&mlon=-77.69744#map=17/17.97008/-77.69744) 

Police station Black River Police Station · Black River 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.02459&mlon=-77.84916#map=17/18.02459/-77.84916) 

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 Black River

- Bigwoods
- Black River
- Brompton
- Cotterwood
- Crawford
- Fullerswood
- Middle Quarters
- Mountainside
- Newell
- Parottee
- Pedro Plains
- Pondside
- Slipe
- Treasure Beach
- Watchwell

## Quick answers

- Where is Barbury Hall?In Black River, Saint Elizabeth Parish, Jamaica
- What borders Barbury Hall?Fullerswood, Mountainside, Pondside and Watchwell
- What is there to see in Barbury Hall?Fullerswood Sink, Mystery Hole, Smith Cave And Sink, Houndslow Cave
- What time zone is Barbury Hall in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Barbury Hall?Dollar (JMD)
- What language is spoken in Barbury Hall?English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Barbury Hall?6 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Barbury Hall?Settlements lie between 13 m and 43 m
- What is the best time to visit Barbury Hall?November to April and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Barbury Hall?Black River Hospital, about 12 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Barbury Hall?Scotiabank, about 10 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Barbury Hall?International ATM, about 9.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Barbury Hall?Texaco, about 9.1 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Barbury Hall?JM090201 (OCHA common operational dataset)