Saint James Windward Parish
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Saint James Windward is one of five Nevis
parishes, which in turn are part of the 14 administrative parishes
making up the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis
.
Saint James parish is located in the northeastern section of the island of Nevis
and the parish capital is Newcastle
, which is next to the Nevis airport. Not far east from Newcastle is the hotel Nisbet Plantation Beach Club, and the Newcastle Pottery. A small distance further east still is the Medical University of the Americas.
In terms of land area, Saint James is the largest parish in Saint Kitts and Nevis. However, it is also the least populated, as it mainly consisting of small communities separated by dry scrub. The villages in this parish include Newcastle, Rawlins, Mount Lily, Fountain, Camps, Burnaby, Hicks, Brick Kiln, Whitehall, and Butlers.
All the Nevis parishes were drawn up to include a segment of Nevis Peak itself, but this parish also includes a secondary peak at 1901 feet which is unnamed on the Ordnance Survey map, but which is locally known as Butler's peak. The parish also includes an ancient weathered volcanic core called Round Hill. The northern coast of Saint James Parish has several long sandy beaches: Lover's Beach, Newcastle Beach and Long Haul Bay. The more easterly part however is mostly rocky coast. Behind Butler's peak, there is flourishing rain forest.
At the southern end of the parish there are extensive colonial sugar plantation
ruins, at Eden Brown Estate, New River Estate and Coconut Walk Estate.
Nevis
Nevis is an island in the Caribbean Sea, located near the northern end of the Lesser Antilles archipelago, about 350 km east-southeast of Puerto Rico and 80 km west of Antigua. The 93 km² island is part of the inner arc of the Leeward Islands chain of the West Indies...
parishes, which in turn are part of the 14 administrative parishes
Parishes of Saint Kitts and Nevis
The Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis is divided into 14 parishes. Nine parishes are located on the island of Saint Kitts and five on Nevis. The parishes are drawn like pie-slices from the ridgeline of the central mountains of both islands....
making up the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis
The Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis , located in the Leeward Islands, is a federal two-island nation in the West Indies. It is the smallest sovereign state in the Americas, in both area and population....
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Saint James parish is located in the northeastern section of the island of Nevis
Nevis
Nevis is an island in the Caribbean Sea, located near the northern end of the Lesser Antilles archipelago, about 350 km east-southeast of Puerto Rico and 80 km west of Antigua. The 93 km² island is part of the inner arc of the Leeward Islands chain of the West Indies...
and the parish capital is Newcastle
Newcastle, Saint Kitts and Nevis
Newcastle is a village on the northern coast of the island of Nevis in Saint Kitts and Nevis. It is the capital of Saint James Windward Parish. The village is just to the east of the Nevis airport, and in fact much of the village had to be moved over when the runway of the airport was extended a...
, which is next to the Nevis airport. Not far east from Newcastle is the hotel Nisbet Plantation Beach Club, and the Newcastle Pottery. A small distance further east still is the Medical University of the Americas.
In terms of land area, Saint James is the largest parish in Saint Kitts and Nevis. However, it is also the least populated, as it mainly consisting of small communities separated by dry scrub. The villages in this parish include Newcastle, Rawlins, Mount Lily, Fountain, Camps, Burnaby, Hicks, Brick Kiln, Whitehall, and Butlers.
All the Nevis parishes were drawn up to include a segment of Nevis Peak itself, but this parish also includes a secondary peak at 1901 feet which is unnamed on the Ordnance Survey map, but which is locally known as Butler's peak. The parish also includes an ancient weathered volcanic core called Round Hill. The northern coast of Saint James Parish has several long sandy beaches: Lover's Beach, Newcastle Beach and Long Haul Bay. The more easterly part however is mostly rocky coast. Behind Butler's peak, there is flourishing rain forest.
At the southern end of the parish there are extensive colonial sugar plantation
Plantation
A plantation is a long artificially established forest, farm or estate, where crops are grown for sale, often in distant markets rather than for local on-site consumption...
ruins, at Eden Brown Estate, New River Estate and Coconut Walk Estate.