The parish of Saint John (St. John) is a parish of Barbados on the eastern side of the island. It is home to one of its secondary schools,

The Lodge School The Lodge School is a co-educational government secondary school in Saint John, Barbados, established in 1745. The school has closed and reopened four times, and has been known as Codrington College, The College, The Mansion School, the Codrington ...

. It is home to the St. John's Parish Church, which has a scenic view of the Atlantic Ocean from its perch near Hackleton's Cliff, which overlooks the East Coast of the island. In its southeastern corner, the shoreline turns northward, forming the small

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. Society Primary is the oldest primary school on the island. It is over 100 years old and was built by Codrington College.

Geography

Populated places

The center of Saint John is at

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and Glebe Land on Highway 3B. Gall Hill is the home of the Gall Hill Community Center and the Gall Hill Pavilion. There are shops and restaurants on main street. Glebe Land is the home of St. John's Primary School and the David Thompson Health and Social Services Complex. The Parish Church is a little north of Highway 3B.

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is the second center of St. John, also on Highway 3B, towards Bridgetown. There is a gas station, the post office, and the fire station at Four Roads. Other primary schools are a
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an
St. Margaret`s
The secondary school,

, is situated in the south, near Society at Highway H. St. John is the home of the Codrington College, one of the oldest Anglican theological colleges in the Americas. The Center of tourism i
Bath Beach
The parish contains the following towns, villages, localities, settlements, communities, and hamlets: * Ashford Plantation *

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* Bowmanston * Cherry Grove * Church View * Cliff Cottage * Cliff Plantation * Clifton Hall * Coach Hill *

* Eastmont * Edge Cliff * Edey Village * Foster Hall *

* Glebe Land *

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* Hill View * Hothersal *

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* Kendal Plantation * Lemon Arbour *

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* Massiah Street *

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* Mount Pleasant * Mount Tabor * Newcastle * Palmers * Pool * Pool Plantation * Pothouse * Quintyne * Rosegate * St Margarets * St Marks * Sargeant Street * Sealy Hall * Sherbourne * Small Hope * Small Town * Society * Society Plantation * Spooners *

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* Venture *

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* Welchtown * Wilson Hill

Parishes bordering Saint John

* Saint George (west) *

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(north) * Saint Philip (southeast)

Landmarks

Pg046 StJohns church and Hackelons cliff

Ashford Bird Park is a bird and animal sanctuary of .

Notable people

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, chef

References

External links

* * {{Authority control Parishes of Barbados