Trelawny Parish, Jamaica
| Trelawny | |
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| Parish | |
 Trelawny in Jamaica |
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| Country | Jamaica |
| County | Cornwall |
| Capital | Falmouth |
| Major towns | Clarks Town, Duncans, Wakefield, Wait-a-Bit, Albert Town |
| Area | |
| • Total | 874 km2 (337 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 5 |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Total | 75,558 |
| • Density | 86/km2 (220/sq mi) |
| Website | Parish Profile: Trelawny |
Trelawny (Jamaican Patois: Trilaani) is a parish in Cornwall County in northwest Jamaica. Its capital is Falmouth. It is bordered by the parishes of Saint Ann in the east, Saint James in the west, and Saint Elizabeth and Manchester in the south.
In 1770, the wealthy planters in St James and St Ann succeeded in having sections of those parishes become the parish of Trelawny as they were too far from administrative centres. Trelawny was named after William Trelawny, the then Governor of Jamaica. The first capital was Martha Brae, located 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) inland from Rock Bay.
Trelawny is best known for its sugar estates and sugar cane mills. It had more sugar estates than any other parish, so there was need for a sea coast town to export it. Falmouth became a thriving seaport and social centre. The town had two of its own newspapers; The Falmouth Post and The Falmouth Gazette.
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