Saddlers Hall, Gutter Lane, London EC2 (geograph 2338296)
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Saddlers is a town in
Saint John Capesterre Parish Saint John Capisterre is one of 14 administrative Parishes of Saint Kitts and Nevis, parishes that make up Saint Kitts and Nevis. It is the second largest parish on Saint Kitts (after Saint George Basseterre Parish), and the third largest parish ...
, on
Saint Kitts Saint Kitts, officially the Saint Christopher Island, is an island in the West Indies. The west side of the island borders the Caribbean Sea, and the eastern coast faces the Atlantic Ocean. Saint Kitts and the neighbouring island of Nevis cons ...
island in
Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Kitts and Nevis (), officially the Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis, is an island country and microstate consisting of the two islands of Saint Kitts and Nevis, both located in the West Indies, in the Leeward Islands chain of ...
. 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.


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See also

* Populated places in Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Kitts (island) {{SaintKittsNevis-geo-stub