# St. Leonards Community, Darliston, Westmoreland Parish

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Community · Darliston 

# St. Leonards

St. Leonards is a community of Jamaica in Darliston, Westmoreland Parish. It covers **5.42 km²**. 9 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 5.4km²
- 234 mtypical elevation

## Where is St. Leonards?

St. Leonards lies in [Darliston](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/darliston/), [Westmoreland Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 5 other communities: [Amity Bethel Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/darliston/amity-bethel-town/), [Catadupa](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/cambridge/catadupa/), [Dundee](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/darliston/dundee/), [Seaford Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/darliston/seaford-town/) and [Stonehenge](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/cambridge/stonehenge/). By area it is the 570th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 3.3% of [Darliston](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/darliston/). The centre of St. Leonards is about 119 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. The centre point is at 18.2495° N, 77.8845° 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 St. Leonards

OpenStreetMap lists 3 named sights in St. Leonards: 3 caves.

- Fennel Cave East · cave
- Holmes River Cave · cave
- St. Leonards Cave · cave

### Nearby, outside St. Leonards

- Jack Spring Cave · cave, Catadupa1.6 km
- Fennel Cave · cave, Amity Bethel Town1.8 km
- Tunnel Cave · cave, Amity Bethel Town2.0 km
- German Town Imigration Museum · museum, Seaford Town2.6 km
- Gungoo Cave · cave, Catadupa3.0 km
- Pisgah River Sink · cave, Stonehenge3.6 km
- Charlemont Caves · cave, Belvedere4.4 km
- Me No Sen Cave · cave, Ginger Hill4.8 km
- Seemenomore · cave, Merrywood5.4 km
- Retrieve Hole · cave, Bethel Town6.0 km
- Duanwarie Cave 1 · cave, Merrywood6.1 km
- Duanwarie Cave 2 · cave, Merrywood6.1 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: St. Leonards

- 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 Bay28 km
- Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) · Boscobel98 km

### Nearest railway station

Stonehenge Train Depot (Disused) (Stonehenge), about 2.6 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 17:37).

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 St. Leonards

Open gazetteers list **9 villages, towns and localities** in St. Leonards. Settlements here lie between about 219 m and 248 m above sea level (median 234 m).

- Bridgewater
- Chelsea
- Chesterfield Part of
- Coffee Ground
- Gringer Hill
- Hogmagogen
- Hopewell
- Saint Leonards
- St. Leonards

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 St. Leonards and the best time to visit

Using the climate of 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/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from St. Leonards

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Catherine Hall Health Centre · West Green 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.46263&mlon=-77.91890#map=17/18.46263/-77.91890) 

Bank First Global Bank Ltd · Bogue 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.45384&mlon=-77.92050#map=17/18.45384/-77.92050) 

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 Hacker's Texaco · Struie 7.8 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 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.28330&mlon=-77.88330#map=17/18.28330/-77.88330) 

Mall Bogue City Centre · Bogue 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.44455&mlon=-77.92418#map=17/18.44455/-77.92418) 

School Cambridge High School · Cambridge 8.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.32414&mlon=-77.90567#map=17/18.32414/-77.90567) 

College Knockalva Polytechnic College · Ramble 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.33531&mlon=-77.98827#map=17/18.33531/-77.98827) 

Police station Freeport Police Station · Bogue 24 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.

## Other communities in Darliston

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

## Quick answers

- Where is St. Leonards?In Darliston, Westmoreland Parish, Jamaica
- What borders St. Leonards?Amity Bethel Town, Catadupa, Dundee, Seaford Town and Stonehenge
- What is there to see in St. Leonards?Fennel Cave East, Holmes River Cave, St. Leonards Cave
- What time zone is St. Leonards in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in St. Leonards?Dollar (JMD)
- What language is spoken in St. Leonards?English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in St. Leonards?9 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of St. Leonards?Settlements lie between 219 m and 248 m
- What is the best time to visit St. Leonards?December to April
- Where is the nearest hospital to St. Leonards?Catherine Hall Health Centre, about 24 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to St. Leonards?First Global Bank Ltd, about 23 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to St. Leonards?NCB, about 24 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to St. Leonards?Hacker's Texaco, about 7.8 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of St. Leonards?JM140418 (OCHA common operational dataset)