What are the Parishes of Jamaica?
Jamaica is divided into 14 parishes, its units of local government, grouped into three
historic counties: Cornwall, Middlesex and Surrey.
- England captured Jamaica from Spain in 1655.
- The island was then divided into parishes based on the Church of England's parish structure.
- The number of parishes rose to more than 20 during the colonial period.
- A reform in 1867 merged them into the 14 parishes used today.
- Kingston and St Andrew have been run together since 1923, and the capital spans both.
Current quiz contains
14 parishes:
Clarendon, Hanover, Kingston, Manchester, Portland, Saint Andrew, Saint Ann, Saint Catherine, Saint Elizabeth, Saint James, Saint Mary, Saint Thomas, Trelawny, Westmoreland.