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Southfield

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Elevation1863 m
Coordinates17.88°, -77.68°

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Elevation
1863 m

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Overview

Southfield is a farming town on the southern ridge of the Santa Cruz Mountains in St Elizabeth, Jamaica.

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History & geography

History

Southfield was originally the site of a plantation. This, together with its Great House was well established by 1796 when Andrew Bromfield was listed as the proprietor with 80 African slaves. By 1922 this had been renamed Southfield Pen. In 1995, the Great House featured in a program shown on Jamaican National Television. In 2018, the village turned into a town and Southfield Town has 4,370 people live in 1,120 Households.

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Latitude
17.8849
Longitude
-77.6768
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