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Agriculture dominates today's parish economy. The main crops produced are fruits and ground provisions, with livestock production in the parish being especially high. 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.
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 estate's remains on the site today include the structures and ruins of agro-industrial technology from the 17th, 19th and 20th centuries. They represent three major periods of agricultural history in Saint Kitts and Nevis. No official restoration project or park designation of the Spooner's Estate area has occurred to date.
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 parish capital of Saint John Figtree is the settlement known as Church Ground. The parish church, Fig Tree Church, is notable for being the location where the registration of the marriage between young Nevisian plantation family widow Frances Nisbet and Horatio Nelson was carried out, in 1787, when Nelson was still a young sea captain.
Ottleys Ghut, Parsons Ghut, Pelhams (Stone Fort ... St. Kitts and Nevis This page was last edited on 26 December 2022, at 17:31 (UTC). Text is available ...
Sandy Point is the second-largest town on the island of Saint Kitts, Saint Kitts and Nevis. The settlement is situated on the north-west coast of St. Kitts and is the capital of Saint Anne Sandy Point Parish. After being founded in the 1620s, the town became the commercial centre of St. Kitts and was one of the busiest anchorages in the region.
The 1690 capture of Fort Charles by the French Caribbean forces was the reason for the construction of the Brimstone Hill Fortress above it, a National Park and UNESCO World Heritage Site which overlooks this site. Charles Fort was a military post from at least 1666, and rebuilt by English Governor Thomas Hill by 1689. By 1736, the fort had 40 ...