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Saint Philip is a
parish A parish is a territorial entity in many Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest, often termed a parish priest, who might be assisted by one o ...
of
Barbados Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies, in the Caribbean region of the Americas, and the most easterly of the Caribbean Islands. It occupies an area of and has a population of about 287,000 (2019 estimate). ...
at the easternmost end of the island. Saint Philip’s Parish Church was built as the
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in 1640. St. Philip has the largest land area of the 11 parishes of Barbados and has a relatively flat 'close to sea-level' terrain. St. Philip has the largest area of crop cultivation making it locally considered "the country". St. Philip does not have a 'true' city as some other parishes but rather 'areas' and 'villages'. Six Cross Roads is the largest area by virtue of both commercial and residential population and is the central hub for the parish. Six Cross Roads, or locally known as just Six Roads, is a roundabout and its immediate neighborhood of which six roads converge extended in from the west 'from city' (Bridgetown); north-west toward Four Cross Roads and St. George; north-east toward Bushy Park; east toward Bayfield; south-east toward The Crane; south-west toward Oistins. Though there are a few areas in Barbados known as 'Four Cross Roads' there is only one area known as 'Six Cross Roads'. This parish is home to the only 'dependency' of Barbados called Culpepper Island. This tiny rock in the ocean is used as a feeding ground for sheep but cannot be reached unless by boat or by foot at low tide. The parish of Saint Philip is the main on-shore area of Barbados involved in the local oil industry. St. Philip is well-known on the local music and entertainment scene for producing entertainers. Well-known calypsonians and performers Red Plastic Bag, John King, Ronnie D. and Lil Rick all hail from this eastern parish. It was also the first parish to have its own carnival - The St. Philip Carnival. A 2020 song by calypsonian Ronnie D called the 'St Philip Anthem' honours the parish. File:ST. PHILIP THE LESS CHURCH - ST. PHILIP - BARBADOS.jpg, St. Philip the Lesser church in the parish File:Pg260 StPhilipps church and Moncreiffe in Barbados.jpg, St.Philip's church and Moncreiffe in Barbados, 1848


Geography


Populated places

The parish contains the following towns, villages, localities, settlements, communities and hamlets:


Places of interest

* Bayleys Plantation * Bottom Bay * Bushy Park Circuit *
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* Foursquare Rum Distillery * King George V Memorial Park * Ragged Point Lighthouse * Sam Lord's Castle and Beach * St. Philip Parish Church * Skeete's Bay * Sunbury Plantation * Three Houses Park * Saint Martins Church


Parishes bordering Saint Philip

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Saint George Saint George ( Greek: Γεώργιος (Geórgios), Latin: Georgius, Arabic: القديس جرجس; died 23 April 303), also George of Lydda, was a Christian who is venerated as a saint in Christianity. According to tradition he was a soldier ...
- ''North-West'' * Saint John - ''North'' * Christ Church - ''West''


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External links

* * Parishes of Barbados {{Barbados-geo-stub