# Darliston, Westmoreland Parish – Communities, Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/darliston/ Development area · Westmoreland Parish # Darliston Darliston is a development area (Social Development Commission) of Jamaica in Westmoreland Parish. It covers **163.4 km²**. It is divided into 19 communities. 134 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 163km² - 19communities - 2mapped services ## Where is Darliston? Darliston lies in [Westmoreland Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 9 other development areas: [Annotto Bay](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/annotto-bay/), [Buff Bay](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/buff-bay/), [Cambridge](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/cambridge/), [Hopewell](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/hopewell/), [Hopewell](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/hanover/hopewell/), [New Market](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/new-market/), [Savanna-la-mar](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/savanna-la-mar/), [Whitehouse](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/whitehouse/) and [Yallahs](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/hanover/yallahs/). By area it is the 18th largest of 131 development areas in Jamaica. It covers 20.8% of [Westmoreland Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/). The centre of Darliston is about 126 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. It is about 19 km from Savanna-la-Mar, the main town of Westmoreland Parish. The centre point is at 18.2302° N, 77.9566° 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 Darliston OpenStreetMap lists 13 named sights in Darliston: 12 caves; 1 museum. - German Town Imigration Museum · museum - Banana Trash Cave · cave - Bethel Town Cave · cave - Ducketts Cave · cave - Fennel Cave · cave - Fennel Cave East · cave - Holmes River Cave · cave - Hopewell Cave · cave - Pleasant Hall Cave · cave - Retrieve Hole · cave - St. Leonards Cave · cave - Sweet River Cave · cave - Tunnel Cave · cave 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: Darliston - 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) · Boscobel106 km ### Nearest railway station Stonehenge Train Depot (Disused) (Stonehenge), about 10 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:35) and shortest in Dec (about 11.0 hours, sunrise around 06:35, sunset around 17:38). 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 Darliston Community Area km² Localities Services [Amity Bethel Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/darliston/amity-bethel-town/) 6.0 18 0 [Ashton](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/darliston/ashton/) 14 6 0 [Barneyside](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/darliston/barneyside/) 6.4 3 0 [Beaufort](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/darliston/beaufort/) 6.3 3 0 [Berkshire](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/darliston/berkshire/) 3.8 1 0 [Bethel Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/darliston/bethel-town/) 30 21 0 [Cairn Curran](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/darliston/cairn-curran/) 6.0 4 0 [Caledonia](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/darliston/caledonia/) 12 3 0 [Carmel](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/darliston/carmel/) 6.3 4 0 [Darliston](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/darliston/darliston/) 14 19 1 [Dillion Bigwoods](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/darliston/dillion-bigwoods/) 10 8 0 [Dundee](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/darliston/dundee/) 4.5 3 0 [Lambs River](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/darliston/lambs-river/) 7.3 9 0 [Leamington](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/darliston/leamington/) 7.5 5 0 [Lennox Bigwoods](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/darliston/lennox-bigwoods/) 9.1 6 0 [New Road](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/darliston/new-road/) 9.7 12 0 [Seaford Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/darliston/seaford-town/) 3.2 2 0 [St. Leonards](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/darliston/st-leonards/) 5.4 9 0 [Struie](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/darliston/struie/) 1.7 1 1 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 Darliston Open gazetteers list **134 villages, towns and localities** in Darliston. The largest with a recorded population: Bethel Town (2,416) and Darliston (2,076). Settlements here lie between about 182 m and 623 m above sea level (median 352 m). - Amity - Archil Park - Archill - Argyle Mountain - Ashton - Barneyside - Bath Mountain - Beaufort - Berkshire - Bershire - Bethel Town - Bigwood - Bigwoods - Bridgewater - Cairn Curran - Caledonia - Campbell Land - Carmel - Carpenter Hall - Carron Lodge - Castle Mountain - Cedar Grove - Cedar Valley - Chantilly - Charleymont - Chelsea - Chester Castle - Chesterfield Part of - Chilton - Clarke Town - Clarks Wood - Clifton - Clontarf - Coffee Ground - Cottage - Cow Park - Cruise - Cruize - Darliston - De Leon - Deleon Bigwoods - Dillion - Ducketts - Ducketts in Bethel Town - Dundee - Endeavour - Exeter - Fern Fern - Findlay - Fornbrook - Galloway - Garden Hill - Gibraltar - Glen Curran - Glenburnie - Goodwill - Graham Lands - Grass Pond - Green Hill - Greenwich - Grey Land - Gringer Hill - Grotto - Happy Retreat - Helter Skelter - Hermitage - Highgate - Hogmagogen - Holly Hill - Hopeton - Hopewell - Hopewell and Lundie - Johnson - Jointer - Kent - Kew Park - Kippin - Kipping - Lambs River - Leamington - Lennox Bigwoods - Lennox Pen - Lenox - Lenox Bigwoods - Liberty - Lodge - Longwood - Marchmont - Mayfield - Meadows - Melrose - Mountain Spring - Mt Blessed - New Castle - New Mills - New Roads - Old Mountain - Orange Hill - Orminston - Ormiston - Parson Reid - Paynes Town - Prospect - Rat Trap - Read Land - Retrieve - Ricketts Land - Rotherwood - Saint Leonards - Scarlett Field - Seaford Town - Seaford Town (German Town) - Seven Rivers Mountain - Sign - Smithfield - Spring Park - St. Leonards - Struie - Tharpwood - Thompson Land - Three Roads - Trysee - Underwood - Unity Hall - Venture - Venture Hall - Waiteland - Wales - Wampole - Wedderburn - Welchpool - Windsor Forest - York - York Mountain 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 Darliston Named natural and historic features inside Darliston, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Lambs River ### Hills and mountains 3 mountains; 2 hills. - Orange Hill · 629 m - Mount Carmel · 567 m - Paradise Mountain · 444 m - Kenny Hill · 386 m - Old Mountain · 386 m ### Forests and nature 1 forest. - Copse Mountain ### History 1 museum. - Mount Ambrin Theater Museum & Resort 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 Darliston and the best time to visit In Darliston, the warmest month is Aug (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jan (27 °C). About 1,046 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Oct (171 mm) and the driest Feb (24 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 27 48 Feb 27 24 Mar 27 37 Apr 28 56 May 28 141 Jun 29 102 Jul 29 76 Aug 29 100 Sep 29 141 Oct 29 171 Nov 28 102 Dec 27 50 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Darliston Places mapped inside Darliston in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Petrol pumps2 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 Darliston?In Westmoreland Parish, Jamaica - What borders Darliston?Annotto Bay, Buff Bay, Cambridge, Hopewell, Hopewell, New Market, Savanna-la-mar, Whitehouse and Yallahs - What is there to see in Darliston?Banana Trash Cave, Bethel Town Cave, Ducketts Cave, Fennel Cave - What time zone is Darliston in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Darliston?Dollar (JMD) - What language is spoken in Darliston?English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Darliston?134 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Darliston?Settlements lie between 182 m and 623 m - What is the highest point in Darliston?Orange Hill (629 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Darliston?December to April - How many petrol pumps are in Darliston?2 mapped - What is the P-code of Darliston?JM1404 (OCHA common operational dataset)