Elme's Creek
Elme's Creek is an official historic site and former sugar estate in Saint Philip, Antigua and Barbuda Saint Philip (), officially the Parish of Saint Philip, is a civil parish of Antigua and Barbuda, on the easternmost portion of Antigua island. Its capital is the village of St. Philip's. Saint Philip borders Saint Peter and Saint Paul. Saint Phi .... It was granted to Thomas Elmes on 4 March 1667 and was part of the larger Gaynor's estate where all sugar was processed as the estate converted to steam in the 1800s. An assessment in 2014 revealed it was covered in bush. At the time of emancipation 103 people were enslaved at the estate. References National Cultural Heritage of Antigua and Barbuda {{Antigua-geo-stub ...
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Saint Philip, Antigua And Barbuda
Saint Philip (), officially the Parish of Saint Philip, is a civil parish of Antigua and Barbuda, on the easternmost portion of Antigua island. Its capital is the village of St. Philip's. Saint Philip borders Saint Peter and Saint Paul. Saint Philip faces the Atlantic Ocean. Saint Philip is surrounded by various islands and islets. It had an estimated population of 3,689 in 2018, which makes it the least populous parish of Antigua and Barbuda. Saint Philip has a relatively low population density and is the parish with the most significant Atlantic coastline. Due to its location, it is the coldest parish in the country with temperatures regularly falling to fifteen degrees Celsius during the winter. Saint Philip is separated into two peninsulas; the densely populated northern peninsula where the majority of the population lives and the sparsely populated southern peninsula with higher elevations and more vegetation cover. The economy is mostly dominated by tourism, with incomes be ...
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