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A relatively modern plantation built in 1913 by Rene Mourraille and currently houses a private school. It is a designated property of the Barbados National Trust. Babbs St. Lucy 81 By 1913 the owner was Pedder Barrows St. Lucy 85 By 1913 the owner was Bovell Bourbon St. Lucy 191 By 1913 the owner was Skeete Bright Hall St. Lucy 177
In 1625, Holetown (formerly as St. James Town) was the site of initial English settlement of Barbados (although Captain Cataline had previously landed to collect water in 1620). The envoy (led by John Powell ) was blown off-course from South America to England and took the opportunity to claim the island for the Kingdom of England .
Pages in category "Houses in Barbados" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. D. Drax Hall Estate; F.
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This is a list of cities, towns and villages in Barbados. Barbados is a sovereign island country in the Lesser Antilles , in the Americas . It is 34 kilometres (21 miles) in length and up to 23 km (14 mi) in width, covering an area of 432 km 2 (167 sq mi).
Cherry Grove is a populated place in the parish of Saint John, Barbados. [1] Cherry Grove is mainly a residential area. There is a grocery store, a bar & deli, and the Cherry Grove Gospel Hall .
Drax Hall, Barbados Drax Hall Estate is a sugarcane plantation situated in Saint George , Barbados , in the Caribbean . Drax Hall still stands on the site where sugarcane was first cultivated on Barbados and is one of the island 's two remaining Jacobean houses .
Speightstown was formally settled around 1630 and in the earliest days of settlement was Barbados's busiest port (AMS Seaport Code: 27213, -- UN/LOCODE: BB SPT [3]). Ships laden with sugar and other commodities left Speightstown bound directly for London and especially Bristol. For this reason Speightstown is sometimes known as Little Bristol.