Saint John, Barbados

The parish of Saint John (St. John) is a parish of Barbados on the eastern side of the island. It is home to one of its secondary schools, The Lodge School. The parish is the home of many districts such as Ashford and Kendal. It is home to the St. John's Parish Church, which has a scenic view of the Atlantic Ocean from its perch near Hackleton's Cliff, which overlooks the East Coast of the island.[2] In its southeastern corner, the shoreline turns northward, forming the small Conset Bay.[3]

Saint John
Parish
Map of Barbados showing the Saint John parish
Coordinates: 13°10′N 59°29′W
CountryBarbados
Largest cityFour Roads
Government
 • TypeParliamentary democracy
 • Parliamentary seats1
Area
 • Total34 km2 (13 sq mi)
Population
 (2010 census)
 • Total8,963
 • Density260/km2 (680/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeBB-05[1]

Society Primary is the oldest primary school on the island. It is over 100 years old and was built by the Codrington College.

Geography
Main article: Geography of Barbados

Populated places

The parish contains the following towns, villages, localities, settlements, communities and hamlets:

  • Allen Moore Corner
  • Ashford
  • Bascombe
  • Bath
  • Bath Beach
  • Bowmanston
  • Carter
  • Cherry Grove
  • Church View
  • Claybury
  • Clifden
  • Cliff
  • Cliff Cottage
  • Cliff Plantation
  • Clifton Hall
  • Coach Hill
  • Cognor Bay
  • Cognor Rocks
  • Colleton
  • Consett Bay
  • Consett Point
  • Cottage Vale
  • Eastmont
  • Edgecliff
  • Edey Village
  • Foster Hall
  • Four Roads
  • Gall Hill
  • Glebe Land
  • Glenburnie
  • Guinea
  • Guinea Plantation
  • Guinea Road
  • Guinea Tenantry Road
  • Haynes Hill
  • Henley
  • Hill View
  • Hothersal
  • Kendal
  • Kendal Plantation
  • Lemon Arbour
  • Malvern
  • Massiah Street
  • Moores
  • Mount Pleasant
  • Mount Tabor
  • Newcastle
  • Newcastle Plantation
  • Palmers
  • Palmers Village
  • Pool
  • Pool Plantation
  • Pool Tenantry
  • Pot House
  • Quintyne
  • Roebuck Street
  • Rosegate
  • Saint Margarets
  • Sargeant Street
  • Sealy Hall
  • Sherbourne
  • Small Hope
  • Small Town
  • Society
  • Society Hill
  • Society Plantation
  • Spooners
  • Stewart Hill
  • Three Boy's Rock
  • Venture
  • Verdun
  • Villa Nova
  • Wakefield
  • Wakefield Tenantry
  • Welchtown
  • Welch Village
  • Wilson Hill
  • Windy Ridge
  • Woodland
  • Zores

Parishes bordering Saint John

Landmarks
St.John's church and Hackelons cliff, 1848

Ashford Bird Park is a bird and animal sanctuary of 197 acres (80 ha).

Notable people

References
  1. iso:code:3166:BB, International Organization for Standardization
  2. "Historic Churches of Barbados - St.John Parish Church". Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  3. Plotting location as given by this map onto this image
  4. "Barbadian chef serving up Caribbean cuisine in California". Loop News. 30 August 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2021.


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