Saint John Parish, Barbados
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Statistics
Parish:Saint John
Area:34 km² (13 mi²)
Largest city:Four Roads
Population (2008 est.):9,765 inhab.
Population density:287.21 inhab/km²
Parliamentary representation
Parliament of Barbados
The Parliament of Barbados is the national legislature of Barbados. It is accorded legislative supremacy by Chapter V of the Constitution of Barbados. The Parliament is bicameral in composition and is formally made up of: HM Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of Barbados The Parliament of Barbados is the...

- House seats1
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Parishes of Barbados
Parishes of Barbados
The country of Barbados is currently subdivided into sub-regions known as parishes. According to the Act of the Barbados Parliament they are officially styled as the "Parish of as opposed to the U.S. styled naming convention with the name "Parish" coming after the name...


society primary school is the oldest primary school on the Island
it is over 100 hundred years old and was built by the codrington college
The parish
Parishes of Barbados
The country of Barbados is currently subdivided into sub-regions known as parishes. According to the Act of the Barbados Parliament they are officially styled as the "Parish of as opposed to the U.S. styled naming convention with the name "Parish" coming after the name...

 of Saint John ("St. John") is a parish of Barbados
Barbados
Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles. It is in length and as much as in width, amounting to . It is situated in the western area of the North Atlantic and 100 kilometres east of the Windward Islands and the Caribbean Sea; therein, it is about east of the islands of Saint...

 on the eastern side of the island. It is home to one of the secondary schools on the island, The Lodge School. The parish is also the home of many districts such as Ashford and Kendal. It is also home to the St. John's Parish Church, which has a breath-taking view of the Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
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 from its perch near Hackleton's Cliff, which overlooks the East Coast of the island. In its southeastern corner, the shoreline turns northward instead of southward, forming the small Conset Bay
Conset Bay, Barbados
Conset Bay is a bay located on the east coast of Barbados. Located near the community of St. Marks, it lies off the southeastern shoreline of the Parish of St. John.-References:...

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Landmarks

Ashford Bird Park is a small bird
Bird
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 and animal
Animal
Animals are a major group of multicellular, eukaryotic organisms of the kingdom Animalia or Metazoa. Their body plan eventually becomes fixed as they develop, although some undergo a process of metamorphosis later on in their life. Most animals are motile, meaning they can move spontaneously and...

 sanctuary
Sanctuary
A sanctuary is any place of safety. They may be categorized into human and non-human .- Religious sanctuary :A religious sanctuary can be a sacred place , or a consecrated area of a church or temple around its tabernacle or altar.- Sanctuary as a sacred place :#Sanctuary as a sacred place:#:In...

 of some 197 acre (0.79723142 km²).

Parishes bordering Saint John

  • Saint George - West
  • Saint Joseph - North
  • Saint Philip - Southeast

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