Linstead is a town in the
parish
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of
St. Catherine,
Jamaica
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, in the
West Indies
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. In 2011 its population was 15,231. It is located NNW of
Spanish Town
Spanish Town (Jamaican Patois: Spain) is the capital and the largest town in the Parishes of Jamaica, parish of St. Catherine, Jamaica, St. Catherine in the historic county of Middlesex, Jamaica, Middlesex, Jamaica. It was the Spanish and Briti ...
.
Description
Close to
Ewarton and
Windalco Ewarton works, a large aluminum plant employing many of the local population. Often employing a
job share scheme as work in the area is scarce.
It holds a Grand Market celebration each
Christmas Eve
Christmas Eve is the evening or entire day before Christmas, the festival commemorating nativity of Jesus, the birth of Jesus in Christianity, Jesus. Christmas Day is observance of Christmas by country, observed around the world, and Christma ...
when people come out and fill the streets, small shops sell toys and other Christmas gifts, and events and parties are held in the square.
It was popularized in the song
Linstead Market.
Schools
*
Charlemont High School
*
Linstead Primary and Junior High School
*Dinthill Technical High
*Rosemount Primary and Junior High
* Redwood primary school
*Victoria All Age
*Trinity Preparatory
*Saint Dominic Preparatory School
*Bread of Life Christian Academy
*Mickleton Preparatory
*Victoria Primary
*Wakefield Primary
*McGrath High School
Notable natives
*
Joseph Hill - singer (
Culture
Culture ( ) is a concept that encompasses the social behavior, institutions, and Social norm, norms found in human societies, as well as the knowledge, beliefs, arts, laws, Social norm, customs, capabilities, Attitude (psychology), attitudes ...
)
*
Clive Hunt - musician and reggae producer
*
Hedley Jones - musician
*
Leslie Laing - Olympic gold medalist in 4x400 m relay.
*
Keith Anthony Morrison - artist, educator, critic, curator and administrator
*
Asafa Powell - athlete
*
Arthur Wint - Olympic gold medalist in the 400
References
Populated places in Saint Catherine Parish
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