# Ashton Community, Darliston, Westmoreland Parish – Villages

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Community · Darliston 

# Ashton

Ashton is a community of Jamaica in Darliston, Westmoreland Parish. It covers **14.1 km²**. 6 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 14.1km²
- 506 mtypical elevation

## Where is Ashton?

Ashton lies in [Darliston](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/darliston/), [Westmoreland Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 6 other communities: [Beaufort](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/darliston/beaufort/), [Belvedere](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/buff-bay/belvedere/), [Dundee](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/darliston/dundee/), [Enfield](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/annotto-bay/enfield/), [Leamington](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/darliston/leamington/) and [Struie](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/darliston/struie/). By area it is the 279th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 8.6% of [Darliston](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/darliston/). The centre of Ashton is about 123 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. The centre point is at 18.2311° N, 77.9318° 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 Ashton

### Nearby, outside Ashton

- Charlemont Caves · cave, Belvedere1.6 km
- German Town Imigration Museum · museum, Seaford Town3.4 km
- St. Leonards Cave · cave, St. Leonards4.4 km
- Banana Trash Cave · cave, New Road4.6 km
- Fennel Cave · cave, Amity Bethel Town4.8 km
- Tunnel Cave · cave, Amity Bethel Town5.1 km
- Fennel Cave East · cave, St. Leonards5.2 km
- Pleasant Hall Cave · cave, Darliston5.5 km
- Hopewell Cave · cave, Darliston5.5 km
- Holmes River Cave · cave, St. Leonards5.8 km
- Pisgah River Sink · cave, Stonehenge5.9 km
- Jack Spring Cave · cave, Catadupa6.6 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: Ashton

- 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 Bay30 km
- Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) · Boscobel103 km

### Nearest railway station

Stonehenge Train Depot (Disused) (Stonehenge), about 7.6 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.

## Villages and localities in Ashton

Open gazetteers list **6 villages, towns and localities** in Ashton.

- Ashton
- Charleymont
- Clarks Wood
- Findlay
- Parson Reid
- 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).

## Weather in Ashton and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Darliston, the warmest month is Aug (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (26 °C), after allowing for this place being about 154 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). 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 **November to April and June**.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 26 48 

Feb 26 24 

Mar 26 37 

Apr 27 56 

May 27 141 

Jun 28 102 

Jul 28 76 

Aug 28 100 

Sep 28 141 

Oct 28 171 

Nov 27 102 

Dec 26 50 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Ashton

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Savannah La Mar Public General Hospital · Savanna-la-mar Business District 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.22633&mlon=-78.12914#map=17/18.22633/-78.12914) 

Bank National Commercial Bank · Savanna-la-mar Business District 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.22512&mlon=-78.13090#map=17/18.22512/-78.13090) 

ATM NCB · Montego Bay Business District 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.46652&mlon=-77.91723#map=17/18.46652/-77.91723) 

Petrol pump Hacker's Texaco · Struie 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.25780&mlon=-77.95787#map=17/18.25780/-77.95787) 

Hotel Breeze Here/ブリーズヒア · Catadupa 7.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.28330&mlon=-77.88330#map=17/18.28330/-77.88330) 

Mall Dunbar Mall · Savanna-la-mar Business District 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.22457&mlon=-78.12626#map=17/18.22457/-78.12626) 

School Lewisville High School · New Market 9.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.14729&mlon=-77.90447#map=17/18.14729/-77.90447) 

College Fairview Baptist Bible College · McField 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.31786&mlon=-78.01287#map=17/18.31786/-78.01287) 

Police station Jamaica Police Westmoreland · Savanna-la-mar Business District 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.21850&mlon=-78.13311#map=17/18.21850/-78.13311) 

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 Darliston

- Amity Bethel Town
- Barneyside
- Beaufort
- Berkshire
- Bethel Town
- Cairn Curran
- Caledonia
- Carmel
- Darliston
- Dillion Bigwoods
- Dundee
- Lambs River
- Leamington
- Lennox Bigwoods
- New Road
- Seaford Town
- St. Leonards
- Struie

## Quick answers

- Where is Ashton?In Darliston, Westmoreland Parish, Jamaica
- What borders Ashton?Beaufort, Belvedere, Dundee, Enfield, Leamington and Struie
- What is there to see in Ashton?Charlemont Caves, German Town Imigration Museum, St. Leonards Cave, Banana Trash Cave
- What time zone is Ashton in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Ashton?Dollar (JMD)
- What language is spoken in Ashton?English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Ashton?6 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Ashton?November to April and June
- Where is the nearest hospital to Ashton?Savannah La Mar Public General Hospital, about 21 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Ashton?National Commercial Bank, about 21 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Ashton?NCB, about 26 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ashton?Hacker's Texaco, about 4.0 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Ashton?JM140402 (OCHA common operational dataset)