# Falmouth, Trelawny Parish – Communities, Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/trelawny/falmouth/ Development area · Trelawny Parish # Falmouth Falmouth is a development area (Social Development Commission) of Jamaica in Trelawny Parish. It covers **174.0 km²**. Its main town is Falmouth. It is divided into 7 communities. 56 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 64 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 174km² - 7communities - 64mapped services ## Where is Falmouth? Falmouth lies in [Trelawny Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/trelawny/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 7 other development areas: [Adelphi](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/adelphi/), [Albert Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/trelawny/albert-town/), [Clarks Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/trelawny/clarks-town/), [Duncans](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/trelawny/duncans/), [Greater Montego Bay](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/trelawny/greater-montego-bay/), [Greater Montego Bay](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/) and [Wakefield/Queen of Spain Valley](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/trelawny/wakefield-queen-of-spain-valley/). By area it is the 11th largest of 131 development areas in Jamaica. It covers 19.9% of [Trelawny Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/trelawny/). The centre of Falmouth is about 100 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. The centre point is at 18.4204° N, 77.6328° 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 Falmouth OpenStreetMap lists 42 named sights in Falmouth: 30 caves; 5 attractions; 3 ruins; 2 beachs; 1 monument; 1 viewpoint. - Burwood Beach · beach - World Beach · beach - Martha Brae Rafting Village · viewpoint - Falmouth Waterwheel (1797) · attraction - Glistening Waters · attraction - Phoenix Foundry Dome (1810) · attraction - The Waterwheel at Martha Brae · attraction - Water Square · attraction - Bad Hole Cave · cave - Cave Window Hole · cave - Coffee Hall Cave 1 · cave - Coffee Hall Cave 2 · cave - Coffee Hall III · cave - Contra Sheep Pen Hole · cave - Dundee Cave · cave - Flood Exit Cave · cave - Florence Hall Cave · cave - Fontabelle Cave · cave - Fontabelle Cave 2 · cave - Fontabelle Rising · cave - Hessie's Sinkhole · cave - Hope Gate Cave · cave - Ivy Terry Cave · cave - Long Mile Cave · cave - MacBeans Cave · cave - New Forest Cave 1 · cave - New Forest Cave 2 · cave - Peru Mountain Hole · cave - Potosi Cut-Stone Chute · ruins - Potosi Great House · ruins …and 12 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: Falmouth - 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 Bay31 km - Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) · Boscobel70 km ### Nearest railway station Cambridge Railway Station (Disused) (Cambridge), about 31 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:33) and shortest in Dec (about 11.0 hours, sunrise around 06:34, sunset around 17:36). 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 Falmouth Community Area km² Localities Services [Daniel Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/trelawny/falmouth/daniel-town/) 13 7 0 [Duanvale](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/trelawny/falmouth/duanvale/) 23 2 0 [Falmouth](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/trelawny/falmouth/falmouth/) 23 14 53 [Martha Brae](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/trelawny/falmouth/martha-brae/) 21 8 4 [Perth Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/trelawny/falmouth/perth-town/) 22 9 0 [Salt Marsh](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/trelawny/falmouth/salt-marsh/) 20 7 5 [Sherwood Content](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/trelawny/falmouth/sherwood-content/) 52 9 2 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 Falmouth Open gazetteers list **56 villages, towns and localities** in Falmouth. The largest with a recorded population: Falmouth (7,779) and Sherwood Content (1,499). Settlements here lie between about 1 m and 300 m above sea level (median 138 m). - Acton - Browns Mountain - Cambridge - Chester - Claremont - Clermont - Clifton - Coffee Hall - Coopers Pen - Coral Spring - Cornwood - Coxheath - Daniel Town - Davis Town - Duanvale - Falmouth - Florence Hall - Florida - Fontabelle - Garredu - Grange - Gravesend - Greenside - Hague - Hampstead - Holland - Holland Estate - Irving Tower - Johnson Hill - Kent - Martha Brae - Maxfield - Mountain Spring - New Forest - Orange Grove - Orange Valley - Perth Town - Peru - Piedmont - Potosi and Lansquinet - Reserve - Rock - Roslin Castle - Salt Marsh - Seafield - Sherwood Content - Southfield - Spring - Springfield - Summer Hill - The Rock - Top Hill - Wales - Water Valley Lottery - Windsor - Winns Morass 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 Falmouth Named natural and historic features inside Falmouth, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Main Gully - Martha Brae River ### Coast and islands 4 headlands; 3 bays; 1 beach. - Cockle Bar Point - Inner Oyster Bay - Manatee Hole - Mountain Spring Point - Outer Oyster Bay - Oyster Bay - Palmetto Point - Wiltshire Beach ### Hills and mountains 1 mountain. - Roslin Castle Mountain · 421 m ### Getting around 1 harbour. - Falmouth Harbour 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 Falmouth and the best time to visit In Falmouth, the warmest month is Aug (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (25 °C). 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 April and July to August**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 25 48 Feb 25 34 Mar 26 52 Apr 27 58 May 27 141 Jun 27 128 Jul 27 92 Aug 28 118 Sep 28 151 Oct 27 183 Nov 26 113 Dec 25 50 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Falmouth Places mapped inside Falmouth in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Hospitals1 - Banks1 - Petrol pumps7 - Hotels14 - Shopping malls1 - Schools6 - Pharmacies2 - Restaurants31 - Police stations1 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 Falmouth?In Trelawny Parish, Jamaica - What borders Falmouth?Adelphi, Albert Town, Clarks Town, Duncans, Greater Montego Bay, Greater Montego Bay and Wakefield/Queen of Spain Valley - What is there to see in Falmouth?Bad Hole Cave, Burwood Beach, Cave Window Hole, Coffee Hall Cave 1 - What time zone is Falmouth in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Falmouth?Dollar (JMD) - What language is spoken in Falmouth?English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Falmouth?56 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Falmouth?Settlements lie between 1 m and 300 m - What is the highest point in Falmouth?Roslin Castle Mountain (421 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Falmouth?November to April and July to August - How many hospitals are in Falmouth?1 mapped - How many banks are in Falmouth?1 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Falmouth?7 mapped - What is the P-code of Falmouth?JM1304 (OCHA common operational dataset)