Country Jamaica Elevation 568 m | Time zone EST (UTC-5) Parish Saint Elizabeth Parish | |
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Southfield is a village and farming community on the southern ridge of the Santa Cruz Mountains in St Elizabeth, Jamaica. It is the site of the Mannings Boys Home.
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Map of Southfield, Jamaica
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. This can be watched at.
Amenities
Southfield has two hardware stores, one of which is owned and operated by the Parchment family, a Petcom gas station owned by the Gayle family, many churches including Southfield Seventh-Day Adventist church which was the first Seventh Day Adventist Church in the region. It also has many shops, a supermarket and a pharmacy.
There is also a school, Mayfield All Age School, a public library and two churches.