Richmond, Jamaica

Richmond
Richmond
Market Town
	Richmond
	Coordinates: 18.2418°N 76.8937°W
Country	Jamaica
Parish	Saint Mary

Richmond is a market town in Saint Mary parish, in the north-east of Jamaica.^[1]

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There are several other settlements in Jamaica with this name.^[2]

Richmond was originally an estate owned a family named "Meek" and was called "Meek Spring". The Meeks sold it to the Duke of Richmond whence its name.^[3]

[1]
UK Directorate of Overseas Surveys 1:50,000 map of Jamaica sheet K, 1966.
[2]
Higman, B W; Hudson, B J (2009). Jamaican Place Names (Soft cover) (First ed.). Kingston, Jamaica: University of the West Indies Press. p. 38. ISBN 9789766402174.
[3]
Sibley, Inez Knibb (1978). Dictionary of Place-Names in Jamaica (Soft cover) (First ed.). Kingston, Jamaica: Institute of Jamaica. p. 144.

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[1] [1]
UK Directorate of Overseas Surveys 1:50,000 map of Jamaica sheet K, 1966.

[Higman_&_Hudson-2] [2]
Higman, B W; Hudson, B J (2009). Jamaican Place Names (Soft cover) (First ed.). Kingston, Jamaica: University of the West Indies Press. p. 38. ISBN 9789766402174.

[Sibley-3] [3]
Sibley, Inez Knibb (1978). Dictionary of Place-Names in Jamaica (Soft cover) (First ed.). Kingston, Jamaica: Institute of Jamaica. p. 144.

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Richmond
Market Town
Richmond
Coordinates: 18.2418°N 76.8937°W / 18.2418; -76.8937
Country	Jamaica
Parish	Saint Mary