Ewarton is a

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in the

parish A parish is a territorial entity in many Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest, often termed a parish priest, who might be assisted by one or ...

of Saint Catherine,

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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 Alcan was a Canadian mining company and aluminum manufacturer. It was founded in 1902 as the Northern Aluminum Company, renamed Aluminum Company of Canada in 1925, and Alcan Aluminum in 1966. It took the name Alcan Incorporated in 2001. During t ...

established a

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plant nearby. The plant was later transferred to

WINDALCO United Company RUSAL, international public joint-stock company (russian: МКПАО «ОК РУСАЛ», MKPAO «ОК RUSAL») is the world's second largest aluminium company by primary production output (as of 2016). It was the largest until ov ...

and was closed in early 2009 due to a fall in demand for aluminium as a result of the

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Amenities

Caldo Tours

Schools

*Ewarton High *Ewarton Primary *Polly Ground PrimaryList of schools in Jamaica *Orangefield Primary

Churches

There are ten churches: *

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* Anglican *

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Church of God of Prophecy The Church of God of Prophecy is a Pentecostalism, Holiness Pentecostal Christian church. It is one of five ''Church of God'' bodies headquartered in Cleveland, Tennessee, that arose from a small meeting of believers who gathered at the Holiness C ...

* Gospel Hall *

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(St. Catherine of Sienna)

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

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(

Kingston Kingston may refer to: Places * List of places called Kingston, including the five most populated: ** Kingston, Jamaica ** Kingston upon Hull, England ** City of Kingston, Victoria, Australia ** Kingston, Ontario, Canada ** Kingston upon Thames, ...

- Lucea), which climbs up from

Spanish Town Spanish Town ( jam, label= Jamaican Creole, Panish Tong) is the capital and the largest town in the parish of St. Catherine in the historic county of Middlesex, Jamaica. It was the Spanish and British capital of Jamaica from 1534 until 1872. T ...

and

Bog Walk Bog Walk is a town in the parish of Saint Catherine, Jamaica. In 1898 work started on a hydroelectric power plant on the Rio Cobre near Bog Walk. The plant (1,500 H.P.) was completed the next year and used to power Kingston Kingston may ref ...

in the south, enters the town from the south east, passes through the town's central square and continues north towards

Moneague Moneague is a small town in Saint Ann, Jamaica on the main road between Kingston Kingston may refer to: Places * List of places called Kingston, including the five most populated: ** Kingston, Jamaica ** Kingston upon Hull, England ** City o ...

and

Saint Ann's Bay Saint Ann's Bay is a settlement in Jamaica, the capital of Saint Ann Parish. It had a population of 10,961 at the 1991 census. Musicians Floyd Lloyd and Burning Spear, and Marcus Garvey were born in the town. History When Christopher Colu ...

.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 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 ...

was the terminus of a 14-mile railway branch line from

. In 1947 the section of the line from

Linstead Linstead is a town in the parish of St. Catherine, Jamaica in the West Indies. In 1991 its population was 14,144. It is located 12 mi/19 km NNW of Spanish Town. Description Close to Ewarton and Windalco Ewarton works, a large alumi ...

to Ewarton was deemed unprofitable and closed.

References

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Ewarton, Saint Catherine, Jamaica
{{Settlements in Jamaica Populated places in Saint Catherine Parish