Manchester, Jamaica

The parish of Manchester is located in west-central Jamaica, in the county of Middlesex. Its capital, Mandeville, is a major business centre, and the only parish capital not located on the coast or on a major river. The Right Excellent Norman Washington Manley (d. 1969), one of Jamaica's seven National Heroes, was born in this parish.

Commerce

There is no large-scale cultivation of crops as the area is generally mountainous. Crops such as sugar cane require large tracts of flat land. Bananas, coffee and pimento, annatto, ginger are grown, and the parish is noted for its citrus; oranges, ortaniques and grapefruit, all of which are exported. Christiana, 28 km (14 miles) north of Mandeville, is the second largest town of the parish. The Christiana Land Authority assists agricultural development in the region. Irish potato is grown considerably in the Christiana area and it is the centre of a large banana and ginger-growing district.

Related Topics:
Cultivation - Crops - Mountainous - Sugar cane - Bananas - Coffee - Pimento - Annatto - Ginger - Citrus - Oranges - Grapefruit - Town - Irish potato

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Manchester is a centre of the bauxite mining industry.

Related Topics:
Bauxite - Mining

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Special attractions

• Norman Manley, founder of the People's National Party, was born in Roxborough in the south of the parish.
• Marshalls Pen Great House - is a 200 year old great house on a wildlife sanctuary.
• Factory Tours - High Mountain Coffee Factory, Pioneer Chocolate Factory, Bammy Factory, Pickapeppa Company, Bauxite Factory.
• Mrs. Stephenson's Garden - is one of Mandeville's prized home flower gardens.