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'''Palmers Cross''' is a district in south-central Jamaica, located to the east of May Pen and north of Sandy Bay in the parish of Clarendon. The approximate population of Palmers Cross is 26,262.<ref>[https://www.fallingrain.com/world/JM/01/Palmers_Cross.html "Maps, Weather and Airports for Palmers Cross, Jamaica"], ''Falling Rain Genomics, Inc.'', JM(1), Retrieved on 2009-06-29. </ref>
Palmers Cross is the home of The Container Project, a non-profit UNESCO project bringing technology and self-sustainable media training to 'hard-to-reach' young people in Jamaica.<ref>[http://www.jamlink.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=111&catid=16 "The Palmers Cross Chronicles: From Toronto To Clarendon"], Jamlink.com, (115), Retrieved on 2009-09-09. </ref>
==History== On the UK Directorate of Overseas Surveys 1:50,000 map of 1973,<ref name="DoOS">UK Directorate of Overseas Surveys 1:50,000 map of Jamaica sheet H, 1973.</ref> two small, neighbouring communities are shown in this vicinity, both centred on minor road junctions: # a village called The Cross with a school and postal agency # a hamlet called Palmers
It seems that in the years since they have grown and merged, their names being combined in the process.
==Amenities== There is a Junior High School formerly called Cross All-Age School. The name of the school is currently Cross Primary School. The closest health center is the Sandy Bay Health Center which is located in Sandy Bay. A doctor's office is also located at the Moments Plaza in the district. Residents can also visit the May Pen Hospital and the Main Street Health Center for medical assistance. {{citation needed|date=November 2020}}
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==External links== * [http://wikimapia.org/#lat=17.9508918&lon=-77.2097254&z=15&l=0&m=b&v=8 Aerial view] * Palmers Cross, [http://travelingluck.com/North+America/Jamaica/Clarendon/_3489148_Palmers+Cross.html#local_map Maps and facts from TravelingLuck.com] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20090418194629/http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20080628/lead/lead4.html Jarman's ark - Palmers Cross resident clicks with at-risk youth in computer hub], Shelly-Ann Harris, Jamaica Gleaner, 2008-06-28.
Category:Populated places in Jamaica