Frankfield
Frankfield | |
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Town | |
  Frankfield | |
| Coordinates: 18°08′47″N 77°21′57″W / 18.1463208°N 77.3658246°W | |
| Country | Jamaica |
| Parish | Clarendon |
| Elevation | 276 m (906 ft) |
| Population .[1] | |
| • Estimate (2009) | 3,323 |
Frankfield is a town in the parish of
Rio Minho river runs through the town in a shallow gorge.[2]
Transport
Road
Frankfield is on the B4 road which climbs up from Trout Hall in the south, crosses into the town from the south east via a bridge over the Rio Minho, passes through the town's central square and continues north towards Grantham and Spaldings. From the town centre going towards the south west a lesser road connects Frankfield with Nine Turns, Smithville, Wakefield, Thompson Town, Mocho, Four Paths and May Pen.[2]
Rail
From 1925 to 1974
terminus of a 21-mile railway branch line from May Pen
.
See also
References
- ^ "World Gazetteer, Jamaica: Largest cities and towns with statistics of their population". Archived from the original on 5 December 2012.
- ^ Directorate of Overseas Surveys1:50,000 map of Jamaica Sheets G & H, 1973.
