# Granville Community, Greater Montego Bay, Trelawny Parish > Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/trelawny/greater-montego-bay/granville/ Community · Greater Montego Bay # Granville Granville is a community of Jamaica in Greater Montego Bay, Trelawny Parish. It covers **12.7 km²**. 7 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 12.7km² - 1mapped service - 89 mtypical elevation ## Where is Granville? Granville lies in [Greater Montego Bay](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/trelawny/greater-montego-bay/), [Trelawny Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/trelawny/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 5 other communities: [Bounty Hall](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/trelawny/wakefield-queen-of-spain-valley/bounty-hall/), [Bunker's Hill](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/trelawny/wakefield-queen-of-spain-valley/bunker-s-hill/), [Martha Brae](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/trelawny/falmouth/martha-brae/), [Salt Marsh](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/trelawny/falmouth/salt-marsh/) and [Wakefield](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/trelawny/wakefield-queen-of-spain-valley/wakefield/). By area it is the 307th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. The centre of Granville is about 107 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. The centre point is at 18.4429° N, 77.6938° 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 Granville ### Nearby, outside Granville - Good Hope Great House (1755) · attraction, Bunker's Hill3.3 km - Ivy Terry Cave · cave, Martha Brae4.0 km - Potosi Great House · ruins, Perth Town4.5 km - Potosi Cut-Stone Chute · ruins, Perth Town4.5 km - Potosi Sugarcane Mill Works · ruins, Perth Town4.5 km - Potosi Water Boil · cave, Perth Town4.7 km - The Waterwheel at Martha Brae · attraction, Martha Brae5.0 km - Martha Brae Rafting Village · viewpoint, Martha Brae5.0 km - Dundee Cave · cave, Salt Marsh5.0 km - Falmouth Waterwheel (1797) · attraction, Martha Brae5.0 km - Hampden Estate (1753) · attraction, Hampden5.3 km - Bunker's Hill Shelter · cave, Bunker's Hill5.4 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: Granville - 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 Bay24 km - Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) · Boscobel77 km ### Nearest railway station Cambridge Railway Station (Disused) (Cambridge), about 26 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. ## Villages and localities in Granville Open gazetteers list **7 villages, towns and localities** in Granville. Settlements here lie between about 35 m and 137 m above sea level (median 89 m). - Carrick Foyle - Granville - Granvillle - Green Park - Merrywood - Schawfield - Shawfield 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 Granville Named natural and historic features inside Granville, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 2 hills. - Good Hope · 176 m - Gun Hill · 125 m 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 Granville and the best time to visit Using the climate of Greater Montego Bay, 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/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Granville Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Falmouth Hospital · Falmouth 6.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.49647&mlon=-77.66115#map=17/18.49647/-77.66115) Bank JN Bank · Falmouth 7.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.49273&mlon=-77.65188#map=17/18.49273/-77.65188) ATM NCB · Montego Bay Business District 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.46652&mlon=-77.91723#map=17/18.46652/-77.91723) Petrol pump Texaco · Falmouth 6.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.48726&mlon=-77.65548#map=17/18.48726/-77.65548) Hotel Reggae Moon Guest House · Granville 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.46208&mlon=-77.67993#map=17/18.46208/-77.67993) Mall Albert George Market · Falmouth 7.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.49194&mlon=-77.65246#map=17/18.49194/-77.65246) School Holland High School · Martha Brae 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.47453&mlon=-77.66877#map=17/18.47453/-77.66877) College Northern Caribbean University Mobay Campus · Lilliput 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.51068&mlon=-77.77328#map=17/18.51068/-77.77328) Police station Falmouth Police Station · Falmouth 7.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.49608&mlon=-77.65652#map=17/18.49608/-77.65652) 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 Granville Places mapped inside Granville in open map data, by type. - Hotels1 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 Granville?In Greater Montego Bay, Trelawny Parish, Jamaica - What borders Granville?Bounty Hall, Bunker's Hill, Martha Brae, Salt Marsh and Wakefield - What is there to see in Granville?Good Hope Great House (1755), Ivy Terry Cave, Potosi Great House, Potosi Cut-Stone Chute - What time zone is Granville in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Granville?Dollar (JMD) - What language is spoken in Granville?English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Granville?7 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Granville?Settlements lie between 35 m and 137 m - What is the highest point in Granville?Good Hope (176 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Granville?November to April and July to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Granville?Falmouth Hospital, about 6.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Granville?JN Bank, about 7.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Granville?NCB, about 24 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Granville?Texaco, about 6.4 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Granville?JM130501 (OCHA common operational dataset)