Ewarton is a town in the parish of Saint Catherine, Jamaica.
History
The name is most likely a compound of the surname "Ewart" and the suffix -ton, meaning town.
The town's economy prospered particularly from 1957 when ALCAN established a bauxite plant nearby.
Amenities
Caldo Tours
Schools
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Ewarton High
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Ewarton Primary
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Polly Ground Primary
[List of schools in Jamaica]
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Orangefield Primary
Churches
There are ten churches:
Other
There is a police station,
[ Ewarton Police Station , Jamaica Constabulary Force Website.] a market which was recently reopened following a three-year closure for refurbishment,
and a post office.
There is no library, but a Bookmobile visits regularly.
Transport
Road
Ewarton is on the A1 road (Kingston - Lucea), which climbs up from
Spanish Town and
Bog Walk in the south, enters the town from the south east, passes through the town's central square and continues north towards
Moneague and Saint Ann's Bay.
[UK Directorate of Overseas Surveys 1:50,000 map of Jamaica sheet G, 1973.] The central square is also the town's transport hub from which ply taxis and buses.
Rail
From 1885 to 1947 Ewarton railway station was the from
Spanish Town.
In 1947 the section of the line from
Linstead to Ewarton was deemed unprofitable and closed.
See also
- Inline
- General
