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Saint John, Barbados
The parishes of Barbados, 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 and to the St. John's Parish Church, Barbados, St. John's Parish Church. In its southeastern corner the shoreline turns northward, forming the small Conset Bay, Barbados, Conset Bay.Plotting location as given bthismap onto :File:Barbados.gif, this image Geography Populated places The parish contains the following towns, villages, localities, settlements, communities, and hamlets: * Ashford Plantation, Saint John, Barbados, Ashford Plantation * Bath, Saint John, Barbados, Bath * Bowmanston * Cherry Grove, Saint John, Barbados, Cherry Grove * Church View, Saint John, Barbados, Church View * Cliff Cottage, Saint John, Barbados, Cliff Cottage * Cliff Plantation, Saint John, Barbados, Cliff Plantation * Clifton Hall, Saint John, Barbados, Clifton Hall * Coach Hill, Saint John, Barbados, Coach Hill * Conset B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parishes Of Barbados
The country of Barbados is divided into sub-regions known as Parish (administrative division), parishes. Terminology They are legally styled as the "Parish of (''parish name'')" as opposed to the United States, American naming convention with "Parish" coming after the name. The use of the term "parish" derives from the island's religious Anglican history under the Church of England. History The system of parish churches was originally based on the system of the Church of England and was the visible expression forming the basis of the parliamentary representation in Barbados. The differing size and shape of each parish were primarily influenced by the large plantation estates of cotton, sugar cane and tobacco that existed during the Colonialism, colonial years of Barbados. As various chapels of ease were created during the 17th century across the island, some local churches were elevated to Church of England parish church, parish church status, leading to the formation of new pari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coach Hill, Saint John, Barbados
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Hill View, Saint John, Barbados
A hill is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain. It often has a distinct summit, and is usually applied to peaks which are above elevation compared to the relative landmass, though not as prominent as mountains. Hills fall under the category of slope landforms. Terminology The distinction between a hill and a mountain is unclear and largely subjective, but a hill is universally considered to be not as tall, or as steep as a mountain. Geographers historically regarded mountains as hills greater than above sea level. In contrast, hillwalkers have tended to regard mountains as peaks above sea level. The ''Oxford English Dictionary'' also suggests a limit of and Whittow states "Some authorities regard eminences above as mountains, those below being referred to as hills." Today, a mountain is usually defined in the UK and Ireland as any summit at least high, while the UK government's Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 defined mountainous areas (for the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haynes Hill, Saint John, Barbados
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Glebe Land, Saint John, Barbados
A glebe (, also known as church furlong, rectory manor or parson's close(s)) is an area of land within an ecclesiastical parish used to support a parish priest. The land may be owned by the church, or its profits may be reserved to the church. Medieval origins In the Roman Catholic, Anglican and Presbyterian traditions, a glebe is land belonging to a benefice and so by default to its incumbent. In other words, "glebe is land (in addition to or including the parsonage house/rectory and grounds) which was assigned to support the priest". The word ''glebe'' itself comes from Middle English, from the Old French (originally from or , "clod, land, soil"). Glebe land can include strips in the open-field system or portions grouped together into a compact plot of land. In early times, tithes provided the main means of support for the parish clergy, but glebe land was either granted by any lord of the manor of the church's parish (sometimes the manor would have boundaries coterminou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gall Hill, Saint John, Barbados
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Four Roads, Saint John, Barbados
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Foster Hall, Saint John, Barbados
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Edey Village, Saint John, Barbados
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