Frankfield
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| Frankfield | |
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| — Market town — | |
 Frankfield
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| Coordinates: 18°08′47″N 77°21′57″W / 18.1463208°N 77.3658246°WCoordinates: 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 Clarendon in central Jamaica. It is located near the top of Jamaica's central ridge of mountains overlooking the south coast. The Rio Minho river runs through the town in a shallow gorge.[2]
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[edit] Transport
[edit] 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 Walderston.[2][3]
[edit] Rail
From 1925 to 1974 Frankfield railway station was the terminus of a 21 mile railway branch line from May Pen.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ World Gazetteer, Jamaica: Largest cities and towns with statistics of their population
- ^ a b UK Directorate of Overseas Surveys 1:50,000 map of Jamaica Sheets G & H, 1973.
- ^ Aerial view of Frankfield town center.
