# Roehampton Community, Cambridge, Saint James Parish – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/cambridge/roehampton/

Community · Cambridge 

# Roehampton

Roehampton is a community of Jamaica in Cambridge, Saint James Parish. It covers **12.6 km²**. 9 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 12.6km²
- 1mapped service
- 358 mtypical elevation

## Where is Roehampton?

Roehampton lies in [Cambridge](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/cambridge/), [Saint James Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 7 other communities: [Anchovy](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/cambridge/anchovy/), [Bogue](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/balaclava/bogue/), [Comfort Hall](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/mile-gully/comfort-hall/), [Hopeton](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/junction/hopeton/), [Mafoota](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/cambridge/mafoota/), [Montpelier](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/cambridge/montpelier/) and [Pitfour](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/pitfour/). By area it is the 310th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 8.2% of [Cambridge](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/cambridge/). The centre of Roehampton is about 126 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. The centre point is at 18.4047° N, 77.9087° 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 Roehampton

OpenStreetMap lists 9 named sights in Roehampton: 9 caves.

- Lawson Bottom Cave · cave
- Mocho Cave · cave
- Mocho Cave · cave
- Rice Bottom 1 · cave
- Rice Bottom 2 · cave
- Rice Bottom 3 · cave
- Roehampton School Cave · cave
- Whelton Cave · cave
- Windsor Castle Cave · cave

### Nearby, outside Roehampton

- Comfort Hall East (St James) · cave, Anchovy1.7 km
- Comfort Hall West (St James) · cave, Anchovy1.7 km
- Micey Gully Cave · cave, Hopeton2.8 km
- Ahhh...Ras Natango Gallery & Garden · attraction, Hopeton3.5 km
- Mafoota Pumphouse Cave · cave, Mafoota4.0 km
- Rocklands Bird Sanctuary · viewpoint, Anchovy4.3 km
- Mafoota Blue Hole · cave, Hopeton4.3 km
- Cundalli Cave · cave, Hopeton4.4 km
- Mafoota 1 · cave, Hopeton4.4 km
- Mafoota 2 · cave, Hopeton4.4 km
- Mafoota River Cave · cave, Hopeton4.5 km
- Banquilley Cave · cave, Hopeton5.2 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: Roehampton

- 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 Bay11 km
- Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) · Boscobel99 km

### Nearest railway station

Cambridge Railway Station (Disused) (Cambridge), about 9.9 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 Roehampton

Open gazetteers list **9 villages, towns and localities** in Roehampton. Settlements here lie between about 347 m and 510 m above sea level (median 358 m).

- Bonavista
- Buena Vista
- Childermas
- Concordia
- Crochers Mount
- Elysium
- Roehampton
- Wakefield
- Windsor Castle Cave

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 Roehampton and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Cambridge, the warmest month is Aug (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jan (26 °C). About 1,325 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Oct (217 mm) and the driest Feb (34 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **December to April**.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 26 44 

Feb 26 34 

Mar 27 47 

Apr 28 57 

May 28 150 

Jun 28 150 

Jul 29 109 

Aug 29 146 

Sep 29 190 

Oct 28 217 

Nov 27 131 

Dec 27 50 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Roehampton

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Catherine Hall Health Centre · West Green 6.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.46263&mlon=-77.91890#map=17/18.46263/-77.91890) 

Bank First Global Bank Ltd · Bogue 5.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.45384&mlon=-77.92050#map=17/18.45384/-77.92050) 

ATM NCB · Montego Bay Business District 6.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.46652&mlon=-77.91723#map=17/18.46652/-77.91723) 

Petrol pump TotalEnergies, Montpelier · Montpelier 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.37282&mlon=-77.93306#map=17/18.37282/-77.93306) 

Hotel Palm Bay Guest House · Bogue 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.44088&mlon=-77.92685#map=17/18.44088/-77.92685) 

Mall Bogue City Centre · Bogue 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.44455&mlon=-77.92418#map=17/18.44455/-77.92418) 

School Hudson Premier Academy · Roehampton 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.40776&mlon=-77.91529#map=17/18.40776/-77.91529) 

College Sam Sharpe Teachers College · Granville 5.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.44903&mlon=-77.89705#map=17/18.44903/-77.89705) 

Police station Freeport Police Station · Bogue 6.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.45839&mlon=-77.92839#map=17/18.45839/-77.92839) 

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 Roehampton

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

- Schools1

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 Cambridge

- Anchovy
- Bickersteth
- Cambridge
- Catadupa
- Mafoota
- Montpelier
- Mt. Carey
- Mt. Horeb
- Retrieve
- Seven Rivers
- Stonehenge

## Quick answers

- Where is Roehampton?In Cambridge, Saint James Parish, Jamaica
- What borders Roehampton?Anchovy, Bogue, Comfort Hall, Hopeton, Mafoota, Montpelier and Pitfour
- What is there to see in Roehampton?Lawson Bottom Cave, Mocho Cave, Mocho Cave, Rice Bottom 1
- What time zone is Roehampton in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Roehampton?Dollar (JMD)
- What language is spoken in Roehampton?English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Roehampton?9 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Roehampton?Settlements lie between 347 m and 510 m
- What is the best time to visit Roehampton?December to April
- Where is the nearest hospital to Roehampton?Catherine Hall Health Centre, about 6.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Roehampton?First Global Bank Ltd, about 5.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Roehampton?NCB, about 6.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Roehampton?TotalEnergies, Montpelier, about 4.4 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Roehampton?JM100310 (OCHA common operational dataset)