# Merrywood Community, Maggotty, Saint Elizabeth Parish > Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/maggotty/merrywood/ Community · Maggotty # Merrywood Merrywood is a community of Jamaica in Maggotty, Saint Elizabeth Parish. It covers **10.1 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 10.1km² - 222 mtypical elevation ## Where is Merrywood? Merrywood lies in [Maggotty](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/maggotty/), [Saint Elizabeth Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 5 other communities: [Ginger Hill](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/new-market/ginger-hill/), [Maggotty](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/maggotty/maggotty/), [Mulgrave](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/maggotty/mulgrave/), [Stonehenge](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/cambridge/stonehenge/) and [White Hill](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/maggotty/white-hill/). By area it is the 381st largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 6.7% of [Maggotty](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/maggotty/). The centre of Merrywood is about 112 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. The centre point is at 18.2103° N, 77.8331° 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 Merrywood OpenStreetMap lists 11 named sights in Merrywood: 11 caves. - Breadnut Hill Hole · cave - Duanwarie Cave 1 · cave - Duanwarie Cave 2 · cave - Ipswich Cave · cave - Jones River Rising · cave - Ma Kate Ground Cave · cave - Merrywood Cave · cave - Merrywood Sinkhole · cave - Salmon Gulley Cave · cave - Seemenomore · cave - Shewey Cave · cave ### Nearby, outside Merrywood - Duanwarie Cave 3 · cave, Ginger Hill1.3 km - Me No Sen Cave · cave, Ginger Hill2.2 km - Mulgrave Sink 1 · cave, Mulgrave2.2 km - Mulgrave Sink 2 · cave, Mulgrave2.2 km - Mulgrave Sink 3 · cave, Mulgrave2.2 km - Mulgrave Sink 4 · cave, Mulgrave2.2 km - Jones River Sink · cave, Ginger Hill2.6 km - Barracks Cave #5 · cave, Mulgrave2.8 km - Barracks Cave #3 · cave, Mulgrave2.8 km - Barracks Cave #7 · cave, Mulgrave2.9 km - Barracks Cave #1 · cave, Mulgrave2.9 km - Barracks Cave #6 · cave, Mulgrave2.9 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: Merrywood - 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 Bay34 km - Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) · Boscobel94 km ### Nearest railway station Ipswich Railway Station (Disused) (Merrywood), about 1.7 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 06:35, 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. ## Villages and localities in Merrywood Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Merrywood. - Breadnut Hill - Merrywood 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 Merrywood Named natural and historic features inside Merrywood, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 1 hill. - Breadnut Hill · 281 m ### Getting around 1 railway station. - Ipswich 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 Merrywood and the best time to visit Using the climate of 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/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Merrywood Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Black River Hospital · Black River 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.02656&mlon=-77.85894#map=17/18.02656/-77.85894) Bank National Commercial Bank · Black River 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.02607&mlon=-77.84784#map=17/18.02607/-77.84784) ATM NCB · Montego Bay Business District 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.46652&mlon=-77.91723#map=17/18.46652/-77.91723) Petrol pump TotalEnergies · Middle Quarters 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.11500&mlon=-77.81270#map=17/18.11500/-77.81270) Hotel Breeze Here/ブリーズヒア · Catadupa 9.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.28330&mlon=-77.88330#map=17/18.28330/-77.88330) Mall Mid Town Plaza · Santa Cruz 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.05398&mlon=-77.70017#map=17/18.05398/-77.70017) School Maggotty High School · Maggotty 8.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.17771&mlon=-77.76082#map=17/18.17771/-77.76082) College Knockalva Polytechnic College · Ramble 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.33531&mlon=-77.98827#map=17/18.33531/-77.98827) Police station Black River Police Station · Black River 21 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 Maggotty - Accompong - Carisbrook - Elderslie - Maggotty - Mulgrave - Newton - Retirement - White Hill ## Quick answers - Where is Merrywood?In Maggotty, Saint Elizabeth Parish, Jamaica - What borders Merrywood?Ginger Hill, Maggotty, Mulgrave, Stonehenge and White Hill - What is there to see in Merrywood?Breadnut Hill Hole, Duanwarie Cave 1, Duanwarie Cave 2, Ipswich Cave - What time zone is Merrywood in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Merrywood?Dollar (JMD) - What language is spoken in Merrywood?English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Merrywood?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the highest point in Merrywood?Breadnut Hill (281 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Merrywood?November to April and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Merrywood?Black River Hospital, about 21 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Merrywood?National Commercial Bank, about 21 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Merrywood?NCB, about 30 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Merrywood?TotalEnergies, about 11 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Merrywood?JM090505 (OCHA common operational dataset)