Parish History

Hanover is the smallest parish with an area of 173.9 square miles (excluding Kingston and Port Royal). When it was formed, the Assembly wished to call it St. Sophia in honor of the mother of George I but this was over-ridden by the Council, and the name was chosen with reference to the reigning family in England. The capital Lucea, is one of the most picturesque of the towns of Jamaica.

Lucea stretches along the western side of a horseshoe-shaped bay, which is considered as one of the island’s safest ports. The center of the town has its back to hills which limit immediate expansion, although a road leads west to a large area, flat, gently sloping towards the sea (once a sugar cane plantation) where most of Lucea’s growth is now taking place. Fort Charlotte, which lies one mile north-east of the capital, was built in 1761 on the western neck and guards the entrance to a once active port, now closed since 1983.

CONTACT INFORMATION

Address: Church Street, Lucea, Hanover

Telephone# 956-9824/2173

Fax 956-2958

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Key Positions in the Hanover Parish Council

Chairman:  Mayor Lloyd Hill

Deputy Chairman:  Deputy Mayor Fredicious Miller

Secretary/Manager : Patricia Sinclair-Stair

Superintendent of Roads & Works: Brian Silvera

Director of Finance: Shelly-Ann Spence

Director of Planning: Trevion Manning

Director of Administration: Cecile Gibson

Public Relations Officer: Desmond Dormand

Disaster Coordinator: Olga Headley