Denham Town | |
|---|---|
Residential neighbourhood | |
  Denham Town | |
| Coordinates: 17°59′01″N 76°48′22″W / 17.983509°N 76.8061924°W | |
| Country | Jamaica |
| Parish | St Andrew |
| City | Kingston |
| Named for | Edward Brandis Denham |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
Denham Town is a predominantly residential neighbourhood in western Kingston, Jamaica.[1] It has a reputation as one of Kingston's more violent areas.[2][3][4] It was named in memory of Edward Brandis Denham, Governor of Jamaica 1935–1938.
Amenities
There is a police station,[5] and three schools: Denham Town Primary, St. Alban's Primary (the oldest of the three. It is 127 years old,) and Denham Town High.
See also
References
- ↑ Road map of Jamaica, Kingston town plan, Esso, 1966.
- ↑ West Kingston fury - Four killed as police-gunmen clash in Tivoli and Denham Town, Daraine Luton, Jamaica Gleaner, 2007-04-18.
- ↑ Bloody battle - Three dead, two injured after shoot-out in west Kingston, Gareth Manning, Jamaica Gleaner, 2007-10-30.
- ↑ Pre-adolescent gunshot injuries: anatomy of a Jamaican problem, SE Dundas - C Abel- ND Duncan - C Pinnock-Ramsaran - DM Sawh, West Indian Medical Journal, Volume 56 Number 6, 2007-12, ISSN 0043-3144.
- ↑ "Denham Town". The Jamaica Constabulary Force. Archived from the original on 23 February 2010. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
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