Petersfield is a small town in Westmoreland Parish, Jamaica. It shares its name with five other places in Jamaica.The town was founded in the 18th century and named after Peter Beckford, a slave owner who settled the Roaring River Estate.

Type: Town
Category: Human Settlement
Latitude: 18.26257° or 18° 15' 45" north
Longitude: -78.07143° or 78° 4' 17" west
Elevation: 50 metres (164 feet)
Population: 2050
Parish: Westmoreland
County: Cornwall
Country: Jamaica
Region: Caribbean, West Indies (W.I.)
Continent: North America