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There are seven schools, (Porus
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391:"The story of Porus Manchester"
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389:Dewar, Rose (21 March 2003).
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174: • Estimate
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469:Aerial view of the station
51:An alley in Porus, Jamaica
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164:143 m (469 ft)
107:18.0321582°N 77.412715°W
1234:Hopewell, Westmoreland
1219:Hopewell, Saint Andrew
566:Settlements in Jamaica
555:Settlements in Jamaica
112:18.0321582; -77.412715
1581:Mountain View Gardens
307:Porus railway station
1807:Geography portal
1214:Hopewell, Manchester
16:For other uses, see
1461:Forest Hills Garden
1391:Bournemouth Gardens
1224:Hopewell, Saint Ann
1209:Hopewell, Clarendon
361:on 9 February 2013.
244:Governor of Jamaica
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1735:Three Oaks Gardens
1586:Nannyville Gardens
1561:Meadowbrook Estate
1421:Cooreville Gardens
405:on 30 October 2010
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1184:Haddersfield
1053:Spanish Town
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863:Lluidas Vale
803:Green Island
788:Golden Grove
728:Croft's Hill
718:Clark's Town
683:Bull Savanna
673:Brown's Town
464:
437:
428:
419:
407:. Retrieved
403:the original
359:the original
349:
324:
304:
291:Spanish Town
284:
267:
260:
239:
236:emancipation
232:free village
222:
200:
199:
22:
1745:Trench Town
1556:Meadowbrook
1516:Jack's Hill
1506:Hope Tavern
1486:Hannah Town
1436:Denham Town
1426:Cross Roads
1371:Allman Town
1309:Port Morant
1299:Paynes Town
1269:New Holland
1179:Duckenfield
1119:Airy Castle
1083:White House
1013:Runaway Bay
1008:Rocky Point
988:Race Course
963:Petersfield
943:Old Harbour
898:Maroon Town
888:Manchioneal
853:Lionel Town
798:Grange Hill
793:Gordon Town
698:Cave Valley
658:Black River
653:Bethel Town
633:Annotto Bay
613:Albert Town
608:Above Rocks
587:Montego Bay
498:Fruit stall
495:Fruit stall
486:Fruit stall
240:Vale Lionel
110: /
1730:Three Mile
1725:Stony Hill
1715:South Side
1666:Queensbury
1656:Port Royal
1521:Jones Town
1471:Grants Pen
1396:Camperdown
1339:White Hall
1334:Sligoville
1319:Roxborough
1274:New Market
1264:Nanny Town
1259:Montpelier
1249:Mavis Bank
1189:Hagley Gap
1174:Cotterwood
1063:Stonehenge
1058:Southfield
1028:Santa Cruz
1003:Riversdale
978:Port Maria
968:Point Hill
953:Oracabessa
923:Morant Bay
918:Moore Town
903:Mavis Bank
893:Mandeville
873:Lucky Hill
808:Guy's Hill
768:Frankfield
723:Coleyville
708:Christiana
663:Bluefields
618:Alexandria
341:References
225:missionary
205:Manchester
169:Population
151:Founded by
137:Manchester
98:77°24′46″W
95:18°01′56″N
1710:Six Miles
1676:Red Hills
1591:New Haven
1511:Hughenden
1496:Havendale
1466:Four Mile
1364:St Andrew
1344:Wood Hall
1289:Nine Mile
1284:Newcastle
1279:New Roads
1244:Long Wood
1144:Broughton
1129:Big Woods
1109:Accompong
1078:Wakefield
1023:Sandy Bay
998:Rio Bueno
938:Ocho Rios
833:Islington
753:Easington
738:Darliston
713:Claremont
703:Chapelton
688:Cambridge
638:Balaclava
409:5 October
276:Transport
213:Rio Minho
183:Time zone
161:Elevation
39:Community
1826:Category
1686:Rockfort
1671:Rae Town
1621:Oaklands
1611:Norbrook
1551:Maxfield
1536:Liguanea
1381:Barbican
1360:Kingston
1294:Old Pera
1149:Bull Bay
1139:Boscobel
1102:Villages
1043:Seaforth
993:Richmond
913:Moneague
878:Maggotty
848:Linstead
823:Hope Bay
818:Highgate
763:Falmouth
678:Buff Bay
668:Bog Walk
592:Portmore
582:Kingston
489:Downtown
484:Photos:
329:See also
263:artisans
256:Kingston
1720:St Mary
1531:Kintyre
1376:Arcadia
1324:San San
1314:Revival
1199:Hopeton
1093:Yallahs
908:May Pen
883:Malvern
843:Lacovia
838:Kellits
758:Ewarton
748:Duncans
693:Cascade
628:Anchovy
516:Station
309:on the
287:A2 road
219:History
209:Jamaica
143:Founded
127:Jamaica
123:Country
1631:Papine
1239:Kendal
1194:Hodges
1154:Carmel
1048:Siloah
933:Negril
733:Dalvey
643:Bamboo
575:Cities
513:School
201:Porous
133:Parish
983:Porus
868:Lucea
813:Hayes
783:Gayle
778:Frome
601:Towns
519:Train
230:as a
188:UTC-5
177:6,003
76:Porus
32:Porus
18:Porus
1571:Mona
928:Nain
648:Bath
411:2009
301:Rail
281:Road
146:1840
1362:and
1134:Bog
492:Bar
455:UK
254:to
192:EST
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246:,
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