English Harbour West is a village located on the south west shore of
Fortune Bay
Fortune Bay () is a fairly large natural bay located in the Gulf of St. Lawrence on the south coast of Newfoundland, Canada. It is noted for its
bank fishing
Bank fishing is fishing from banks or shores, typically very near but still above the water's edge. Bank fishing from rocky outcrops that protrude into the water is usually called rock fishing, and that from sand beach into the shoreside sur ...
and inshore fishing. The Way Office was established on April 1, 1866. The first Way Master was Albert Stirling. In 1891, it became a Post Office town and William Evans was the first Postmaster.
English Harbour West is now a part of the Town of St. Jacques-Coomb's Cove.
Fitzgerald Academy, a kindergarten to 12th grade school, is located in English Harbour West.