Richmond | |
Settlement Type: | Market Town |
Pushpin Map: | Jamaica |
Coordinates: | 18.2418°N -76.8937°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Jamaica |
Subdivision Type1: | Parish |
Subdivision Name1: | Saint Mary |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Richmond is a market town in Saint Mary parish, in the north-east of Jamaica.[1]
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]