# Maggotty, Saint Elizabeth Parish – Communities, Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/maggotty/ Development area · Saint Elizabeth Parish # Maggotty Maggotty is a development area (Social Development Commission) of Jamaica in Saint Elizabeth Parish. It covers **150.3 km²**. It is divided into 9 communities. 34 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 150km² - 9communities - 2mapped services ## Where is Maggotty? Maggotty lies in [Saint Elizabeth Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 8 other development areas: [Albert Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/trelawny/albert-town/), [Balaclava](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/balaclava/), [Black River](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/black-river/), [Cambridge](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/cambridge/), [Maroon Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/maroon-town/), [New Market](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/new-market/), [Port Morant](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/port-morant/) and [Santa Cruz](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/santa-cruz/). By area it is the 23rd largest of 131 development areas in Jamaica. It covers 12.4% of [Saint Elizabeth Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/). The centre of Maggotty is about 107 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. It is about 18 km from Black River, the main town of Saint Elizabeth Parish. The centre point is at 18.1738° N, 77.7894° 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 Maggotty OpenStreetMap lists 51 named sights in Maggotty: 46 caves; 4 waterfalls; 1 attraction. - Breadnut Valley Falls · waterfall - Breadnut Valley Falls · waterfall - Maggotty Falls · waterfall - Y. S. Falls · waterfall - Camp Irie Adventures · attraction - Accompong Pits · cave - Adam's Cave · cave - Barracks Cave #1 · cave - Barracks Cave #2 · cave - Barracks Cave #3 · cave - Barracks Cave #4 · cave - Barracks Cave #5 · cave - Barracks Cave #6 · cave - Barracks Cave #7 · cave - Barracks River Sink · cave - Behind-The-Wall Cave · cave - Big Well Cave · cave - Bluefields Sink · cave - Breadnut Hill Hole · cave - Cedar Spring Cave · cave - Cooks Bottom Sink · cave - Devil's Hole Cave · cave - Duanwarie Cave 1 · cave - Duanwarie Cave 2 · cave - Dunco Spring Cave · cave - Esaw's Ravine Pits · cave - Ipswich Cave · cave - Johnny Tavern Spring · cave - Jones River Rising · cave - Ma Kate Ground Cave · cave …and 21 more. 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: Maggotty - 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 Bay39 km - Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) · Boscobel90 km ### Nearest railway station Ipswich Railway Station (Disused) (Merrywood), about 4.6 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:34) and shortest in Dec (about 11.0 hours, sunrise around 06:34, 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. ## Communities of Maggotty Community Area km² Localities Services [Accompong](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/maggotty/accompong/) 27 1 0 [Carisbrook](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/maggotty/carisbrook/) 9.5 3 0 [Elderslie](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/maggotty/elderslie/) 15 4 0 [Maggotty](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/maggotty/maggotty/) 31 12 2 [Merrywood](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/maggotty/merrywood/) 10 2 0 [Mulgrave](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/maggotty/mulgrave/) 8.5 2 0 [Newton](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/maggotty/newton/) 23 2 0 [Retirement](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/maggotty/retirement/) 7.6 3 0 [White Hill](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/maggotty/white-hill/) 18 5 0 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); [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). ## Villages and localities in Maggotty Open gazetteers list **34 villages, towns and localities** in Maggotty. The largest with a recorded population: Maggotty (1,371) and Accompong (788). Settlements here lie between about 12 m and 516 m above sea level (median 253 m). - Accompong - Arcadia - part of - Bartons - Breadnut Hill - Breadnut Valley Falls - Cameron Hill - Carisbrook - Coaker - Coker - Content - Cooks Bottom - Eldersley - Glasgow - Harmony Hall - Ipswich - Jointwood - Limerick - Maggotty - Maggotty Falls - Maggotty Pen - Mahoe - Merrywood - Mulgrave - New Holland - Newton - Norway - Paradise - Retirement - Rocky Hill - Spring Garden - Trenail - Vauxhall - White Hill - Y.S. Estate 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 Maggotty Named natural and historic features inside Maggotty, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Elim River ### Hills and mountains 1 hill. - Breadnut Hill · 281 m ### Getting around 2 railway stations. - Ipswich Station - Maggotty 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 Maggotty and the best time to visit In Maggotty, 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/). ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Maggotty Places mapped inside Maggotty in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Schools2 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. ## Quick answers - Where is Maggotty?In Saint Elizabeth Parish, Jamaica - What borders Maggotty?Albert Town, Balaclava, Black River, Cambridge, Maroon Town, New Market, Port Morant and Santa Cruz - What is there to see in Maggotty?Accompong Pits, Adam's Cave, Barracks Cave #1, Barracks Cave #2 - What time zone is Maggotty in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Maggotty?Dollar (JMD) - What language is spoken in Maggotty?English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Maggotty?34 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Maggotty?Settlements lie between 12 m and 516 m - What is the highest point in Maggotty?Breadnut Hill (281 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Maggotty?November to April and June to August - What is the P-code of Maggotty?JM0905 (OCHA common operational dataset)