Sturge Town

Sturge Town
Town
Sturge Town is located in Jamaica
Sturge Town
Sturge Town
Location in Jamaica
Coordinates: 18°25′10″N 77°18′48″W / 18.419465°N 77.313440°W / 18.419465; -77.313440
CountryJamaica
ParishSt Ann
Time zoneUTC-05:00 (EST)

Sturge Town or Sturgeville is a town in St. Ann Parish, Jamaica. It is located eight miles from Brown's Town.

History

Sturge Town was founded in 1839.[1] The settlement was founded by Baptists.[2] It is the second Free Village to be registered, and was named after the English abolitionist, Joseph Sturge, who founded the British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society.[3] Sturge Town is the ancestral home of Kwame Dawes and Neville Dawes.[4]

Education

  • Sturge Town Primary School[5]

Politics

Sturge Town is part of the Saint Ann North Western constituency for elections to the Parliament of Jamaica.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Emancipation | The National Library of Jamaica". nlj.gov.jm. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  2. ↑ Mintz, Sidney W. (1958). "Historical Sociology of the Jamaican Church-Founded Free Village System". De West-Indische Gids. 38 (1/2): 46–70. ISSN 0372-7289.
  3. ↑ "Why were free villages created in Jamaica? And Where Are They Located?". My-Island-Jamaica.com. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  4. ↑ "An Invitation to Kwame Dawes's Sturge Town | Peepal Tree Press". www.peepaltreepress.com. Archived from the original on 2023-11-14. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  5. ↑ "Minister Emphasises Importance of Community Tourism". Jamaica Information Service. 6 February 2025.
  6. ↑ "Constituency Profile: North West St Ann". jamaica-gleaner.com. 2011-12-09. Retrieved 2024-11-30.

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