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]
History
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]
See also
References
- ^ UK Directorate of Overseas Surveys 1:50,000 map of Jamaica sheet K, 1966.
- ^ Higman, B W; Hudson, B J (2009). Jamaican Place Names (Soft cover) (First ed.). Kingston, Jamaica: University of the West Indies Press. p. 38. ISBN 9789766402174.
- ^ Sibley, Inez Knibb (1978). Dictionary of Place-Names in Jamaica (Soft cover) (First ed.). Kingston, Jamaica: Institute of Jamaica. p. 144.
