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Grange Hill |
| Grange Hill, in the deep rural hills of Westmoreland, is a thriving community and the second largest commercial centre in the parish. The town is located in west central Westmoreland, in an area long used for horse breeding and rearing. Even today, a number of notable breeders still operate horse farms here. Most of the people in Grange Hill work in agriculture or in tourism, as the town lies on the fringes of Westmoreland's sugar belt only about three miles away from the sugar factory at Frome. With the resort area of Negril only fifteen minutes drive away, many others commute to staff the hotels, restaurants and bars in that town. The people of Grange Hill, however, maintain the spirit of independence and self-sufficiency that is characteristic of country folk in Jamaica; and although most work for the two large industries, many families maintain a 'family ground', small farms where market produce is grown to feed the family and to supplement the household income. |
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