Denham Town
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Denham Town | |
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Residential neighbourhood | |
  Denham Town | |
| Coordinates: 17°59′01″N 76°48′22″W / 17.983509°N 76.8061924°W | |
| Country | Jamaica |
| Parish | St Andrew |
| City | Kingston |
| Named after | Edward Brandis Denham |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
Denham Town is a predominantly residential neighbourhood in western Kingston, Jamaica.[1] It has a reputation as one of Kingston's more violent areas.[2][3][4] It was named in memory of Edward Brandis Denham, Governor of Jamaica 1935–1938.
There is a police station,[5] and three schools: Denham Town Primary, St. Alban's Primary (the oldest of the three. It is 127 years old,) and Denham Town High.[citation needed]
