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In the mid-18th century, Westmoreland was, acre for acre, one of the most profitable territories, not only in
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British regiment was officially on the island from 1802 to 1813 but the name appears to pre-date this, for John Drummond refers to his "Westmoreland estate" in his will of 1793.
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Numerous rivers run through the parish. The
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Hotel in Negril are one of the first known settlements of
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