Temple Hall, Jamaica

Temple Hall is a predominantly residential community in northern St Andrew, Jamaica.

[1][2] It is bounded to the east by the Wag Water River and is essentially a linear settlement strung out along a short section of the A3 road at an elevation of about 1,000 feet (300 m).

[3] To the east of the river is a 1,699 feet (518 m) ridge and triangulation station which overlooks the settlement and is also called Temple Hall.

[1][4][5] Lawes was governor of Jamaica from 1718 to 1722 and married Temple's daughter, Susannah, in 1698 being given the estate as a dowry.

[4] Subsequent owners were Abraham Alexander Lindo (1811), George Atkinson (1831) E Reid (1845) Simon D Soutar (late 1800s, early 1900s) and the Crosswell family who were still in possession in 1978.