Saddlers is a town in Saint John Capesterre Parish, on

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island in

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. It is the co-capital of the parish along with

Dieppe Bay Town Dieppe Bay Town is a town in Saint John Capisterre Parish in the island of Saint Kitts, in the country of Saint Kitts and Nevis in the West Indies. Settled in 1538, it is the oldest town founded by Europeans in the whole of the Eastern Caribbean. ...

. Originally the parish territory was partly ruled by

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and partly by the

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. When Britain took full control of the island in 1713, both capitals remained.

Geography

A notable volcanic rock formation, Black Rocks, lies just to the southeast of the town. Its population is estimated at 1,205.

Geography

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