Browsing: Free Villages

Sligoville, in the hills of St. Catherine, was established in 1835 by Reverend James Mursell Phillippo, a Baptist Minister and…

Parish: St. Ann Buxton, located in St. Ann, is a historic free village established by Reverend John Clark with the…

Located in Trelawny, Time and Patience was established as a free village following the abolition of slavery on August 1,…

Sturge Town, founded in 1839 by Reverend John Clark, was named after Joseph Sturge, a Quaker philanthropist who campaigned for…

Granville, located in Trelawny, was established on 90 acres of land purchased by Reverend William Knibb, a Baptist minister and…

Kettering, located in Duncans, Trelawny, is a historically significant free village named after Reverend William Knibb’s birthplace in Northampton, England.…

Goodwill, a Presbyterian village in St. James, was established after the abolition of slavery, with its foundations laid in 1840…

Parish: St. Ann Clarksonville, located in St. Ann, is one of the first free villages established after emancipation. Named in…

Salem was established out of the necessity to relocate the Moravian congregation from New Hope in Westmoreland. The church building…

Maidstone, located in Manchester, was founded in 1840 under the direction of Moravian missionaries. The land, originally a coffee plantation…