Falmouth, Jamaica, was laid out as a Parish Capital in 1790.

The town was named after Falmouth, a coastal town in Cornwall, England, which was the birthplace of Sir William Trelawny, after whom the parish was named.

Falmouth water pump of old.

The Square in Famlouth Town showing the Town Clock.

Falmouth was created at the height of prosperity...

Falmouth is one of the few towns in Jamaica that was laid out according to a plan. A few years after it was founded, Falmouth had 150 houses and was steadily built up over the next 40 years, until around 1830 when its steady decline began.

Falmouth was created at the height of prosperity that came from sugar, because Trelawny was one of the richest parishes in sugar having over 88 Sugar Plantation Estates, (only three remained today) so Falmouth declined in importance. Falmouth was also noted for the introduction of teeth and scientific experiments.

Residents in Falmouth received piped water pumped from the Marta Brae River...

The isolation of Falmouth has helped to preserve its historical heritage. No town of the Georgian Era besides Falmouth has retained its ancillary and dependent buildings most of which were slave quarters. Many buildings in Falmouth are remarkable displays of what might be called Georgian Vernacular Architecture.

Residents in Falmouth received piped water pumped from the Marta Brae River before New York City residents experienced the comfort of piped water. Believe it or not Falmouth once ruled the north coast. The now quiet town was the centre of commercial activities.

Falmouth became something of a ghost town because planters and traders left Trelawny for Montego Bay and Kingston, so their houses and plantation estates building began to decay in the sun and salty air.