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Ottley's Village is a settlement in the north of Saint Kitts in Saint Kitts and Nevis. It is located inland from the north coast on the road between Cayon and Tabernacle . 17°22′N 62°45′W / 17.367°N 62.750°W / 17.367; -
The second industry of the parish is tourism. A mile inland from Ottley's village lies Ottley's Plantation Inn, a former plantation house and one of the premier hotels on the island. The parish is also noted for its large water stores, which supply much of the East Coast.
ORDNANCE SURVEY, GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED KINGDOM, 1984, Nevis, with part of St. Christopher (Saint Kitts). Series E803 (D.O.S. 343), Sheet NEVIS, Edition 5 O.S.D. 1984. Reprinted in 1995, published by the Government of the United Kingdom (Ordnance Survey) for the Government of Saint Christopher (St. Kitts) and Nevis.
Stoney Grove Estate, a former plantation, is located here. [2] This parish is unique in St Kitts and St Nevis in that it is the only parish that does not allow women to serve on its parish council. Other villages within the parish are: Brown Hill, Prospect, Pembroke, Fig Tree, Brown Pasture, Cole Hill, Beach Road, and Pond Hill.
Map of Saint Kits and Nevis. This is a list of rivers of Saint Kitts and Nevis. Only Cayon and Wingfield are permanent rivers, all other rivers listed are intermittent. There are six permanent streams and 53 intermittent streams in Saint Kitts and Nevis. [1]
The other main industry is tourism. The Trinity Inn, located in the village of Palmetto Point is a small complex of flats. The Fairview Inn, nestled at the base of the mountains above the village of Boyd's was the island's first functioning hotel.
The St. Kitts Sugar Producers Association built a central factory for sugar refining and a railway for transportation in 1912. The London Electric Theatre opened on St. Kitts in 1917. A telephone system was built on St. Kitts in 1896 and included Nevis by 1913. Nevis' first automobile arrived in 1912, a Ford Model T.
From St Kitts the British settled the islands of Antigua, Montserrat, Anguilla and Tortola, and the French settled Martinique, the Guadeloupe archipelago and Saint Barthélemy. During the late 17th century, France and England fought for control over St Kitts and Nevis, fighting wars in 1667, [14]: 41–50 1689–90 [14]: 51–55 and 1701–13.