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Parish in Barbados

Saint Philip
Parish

Map of Barbados showing the Saint Philip parish
Coordinates: 13°07′N 59°28′W / 13.117°N 59.467°W / 13.117; -59.467
Country	Barbados
Largest city	Six Cross Roads
Government
• Type	Parliamentary democracy
• Parliamentary seats	3
Area
• Total	60 km (23.17 sq mi)
Population
• Total	30,662
• Density	510/km (1,300/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code	BB-10

Saint Philip is a parish of Barbados at the easternmost end of the island. Saint Philip’s Parish Church was built as the Anglican parish church in 1640.

St. Philip has the largest land area of the 11 parishes of Barbados and has a relatively flat 'close to sea-level' terrain. St. Philip has the largest area of crop cultivation making it locally considered "the country". St. Philip does not have a 'true' city as some other parishes but rather 'areas' and 'villages'. Six Cross Roads is the largest area by virtue of both commercial and residential population and is the central hub for the parish.

Six Cross Roads, or locally known as just Six Roads, is a roundabout and its immediate neighborhood of which six roads converge extended in from the west 'from city' (Bridgetown); north-west toward Four Cross Roads and St. George; north-east toward Bushy Park; east toward Bayfield; south-east toward The Crane; south-west toward Oistins. Though there are a few areas in Barbados known as 'Four Cross Roads' there is only one area known as 'Six Cross Roads'. This parish is home to the only 'dependency' of Barbados called Culpepper Island. This tiny rock in the ocean is used as a feeding ground for sheep but cannot be reached unless by boat or by foot at low tide. The parish of Saint Philip is the main on-shore area of Barbados involved in the local oil industry.

St. Philip is well-known on the local music and entertainment scene for producing entertainers. Well-known calypsonians and performers Red Plastic Bag, John King, Ronnie D. and Lil Rick all hail from this eastern parish. It was also the first parish to have its own carnival - The St. Philip Carnival. A 2020 song by calypsonian Ronnie D called the 'St Philip Anthem' honours the parish.

St. Philip the Lesser church in the parish
St.Philip's church and Moncreiffe in Barbados, 1848

Geography

Main article: Geography of Barbados

Populated places

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

Bayfield
Bayleys
Bel Air
Bentleys
Blades (see Six Cross Roads)
Blades Hill
Brereton
Carrington
Caveland
Church Village
Foul Bay
Four Roads (see Six Cross Roads)
Gaskin
Gemswick
Hampton (see Six Cross Roads)
Highland (see Six Cross Roads)
Kirtons (see Six Cross Roads)
Marchfield
Saint Martins
Sam Lords
Six Cross Roads
Ragged Point
Sunbury
The Crane
Three Houses
Woodbourne
Workhall

Places of interest

Parishes bordering Saint Philip

Saint George - North-West
Saint John - North
Christ Church - West

References

iso:code:3166:BB, International Organization for Standardization
"Church's History". www.anglican.bb. Anglican Diocese of Barbados. Retrieved 4 August 2020.

External links

Media related to Saint Philip, Barbados at Wikimedia Commons
Saint Philip travel guide from Wikivoyage

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