Denham Town is a predominantly residential neighbourhood in western Kingston, Jamaica.Road map of Jamaica, Kingston town plan, Esso, 1966. It has a reputation as one of Kingston's more violent areas.West Kingston fury - Four killed as police-gunmen clash in Tivoli and Denham Town , Daraine Luton, Jamaica Gleaner, 2007-04-18.Bloody battle - Three dead, two injured after shoot-out in west Kingston , Gareth Manning, Jamaica Gleaner, 2007-10-30.Pre-adolescent gunshot injuries: anatomy of a Jamaican problem, SE Dundas - C Abel- ND Duncan - C Pinnock-Ramsaran - DM Sawh, West Indian Medical Journal, Volume 56 Number 6, 2007-12, ISSN 0043-3144. It was named in memory of Edward Brandis Denham, Governor of Jamaica 1935–1938.
Amenities There is a police station, and three schools: Denham Town Primary, St. Alban's Primary (the oldest of the three. It is 127 years old,) and Denham Town High.
See also List of cities and towns in Jamaica
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External links Aerial view.