The
parish
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of St. Michael is one of eleven parishes of
Barbados
Barbados, officially the Republic of Barbados, is an island country in the Atlantic Ocean. It is part of the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies and the easternmost island of the Caribbean region. It lies on the boundary of the South American ...
. It has a land area of and is found at the southwest portion of the island. Saint Michael has survived by name as one of the original six parishes created in 1629 by Governor Sir
William Tufton.
The parish is home to
Bridgetown
Bridgetown (UN/LOCODE: BB BGI) is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Barbados. Formerly The Town of Saint Michael, the Greater Bridgetown area is located within the Parishes of Barbados, parish of Saint Michael, Barbados, Saint Mic ...
, the capital of Barbados. Bridgetown is the centre of commercial activity in Barbados, as well as a central hub for the public transport network. Other major infrastructure in St. Michael is the international seaport of Barbados—the
Deep Water Harbour. Therein, a number of cruise ships arrive and depart including various lines such as
Royal Caribbean and
Cunard
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. The harbour features several sugar towers for loading locally produced sugar into transport ships, and a tower for loading flour for transport.

The
Needham's Point Lighthouse
Needham's Point Lighthouse is a lighthouse located in the southwest coast of Barbados.
Needham's Point lighthouse is one of four still existent historic lighthouses in Barbados. Unlike the others it has a stationary rather than rotating beacon.
H ...
and
Charles Fort
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are both located in Needham's Point, Saint Michael, behind the
Hilton Barbados Resort.
Under Barbados's historical
vestry
A vestry was a committee for the local secular and ecclesiastical government of a parish in England, Wales and some English colony, English colonies. At their height, the vestries were the only form of local government in many places and spen ...
system, the main
parish church
A parish church (or parochial church) in Christianity is the Church (building), church which acts as the religious centre of a parish. In many parts of the world, especially in rural areas, the parish church may play a significant role in com ...
(
St Michael's Cathedral) is sited in St Michael's Row in Bridgetown. The cathedral replaced the former parish church that was located at the site of St Mary's Church. St Michael's Cathedral was elevated to cathedral status under
Bishop Coleridge, who arrived in Barbados in 1825 to head the newly created Diocese of Barbados and the Leeward Islands.
Geography
Populated places
The parish contains the following towns, villages, localities, settlements, communities and hamlets:
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Bridgetown
Bridgetown (UN/LOCODE: BB BGI) is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Barbados. Formerly The Town of Saint Michael, the Greater Bridgetown area is located within the Parishes of Barbados, parish of Saint Michael, Barbados, Saint Mic ...
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Cave Hill
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Fontabelle
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Goodland
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Pine Hill
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Two Mile Hill
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Wanstead
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Warrens
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Wildey
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Parishes bordering Saint Michael
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Christ Church - ''South''
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Saint George
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- ''East''
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Saint James - ''Northwest''
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Saint Thomas - ''Northeast''
Defined boundaries
*With Christ Church: – Starts from the meeting point of the parishes of St. George, St. Michael, and
Christ Church and proceeds southerly along the plantation track and the boundary between the residential developments called Fort George Heights and Kent House to the boundary junction with public road called Highway R. Then it moves westerly along Highway R to its junction at
Wildey
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with the Airport to West Coast Highway. Then it goes southerly along the Highway to merge at Clapham with the public road called Highway 6, then go north-westerly along Highway 6 to its junction with the public Observatory Road, then moves southerly along Observatory Road to its junction with the public Fordes Road. Then moving south-westerly, north-westerly and northerly along Fordes Road, Bonnett’s Road and Brittons New Road to its junction with Dalkeith Hill, then westerly along Dalkeith Hill to its junction with Deighton Road; then in a generally northern direction along Deighton Road to its junction with Dayrells Road. Along Dayrells Road in a south-westerly, north-westerly and westerly direction to its junction with Dalkeith Road at the Garrison, then continuing along Dalkeith Road generally south-westerly to its junction with the public road Highway 7; then directly across Highway 7 and continuing in a south-westerly direction along the road leading to Gravesend Beach and directly to the sea.
*With St. George: – Starting from the meeting point of the parishes of St. George, St. Michael, and Christ Church and proceeding in a westerly and northerly direction along the plantation track to its junction at Lower Burney with the public road Highway 5; then westerly along Highway 5 to its junction at Mapp Hill and the public road Haynes Hill.
Then northerly along Haynes Hill and Pasture Road to its junction with Monroe Road; then in a westerly direction along Monroe Road to its junction with Salters Tenantry Road, moving along it in a northerly, then westerly then northerly direction to its junction at Salters with the public road Highway 4; then south-westerly along Highway 4 to its junction with a public road called Highway X; moving north-easterlyalong Highway X to its junction with an unclassified road; then in a generally north-westerly then northerly direction along to its junction with the public road leading from the Belle Road to Charles Rowe Bridge; then in a westerly direction to its junction with the unclassified road leading to Lower Estate; then in a generally north-easterly direction along this road (so as to pass to the east of the factory yard) to its junction with a track to the north of the factory yard; then in a north-westerly direction along this track to join an unclassified road and along this road to its junction at Dayrells with the public road called Highway 3; then in a north-easterly direction along Highway 3 to its junction with Cole Road at Bourne; then in a northerly direction along this road to the culvert where it crosses a gully; then along this gully in a south-westerly, north-westerly and north-easterly to a point opposite Applewhaites Tenantry Road; then along the line joining this point to the road junction and north-westerly along Applewhaites Tenantry Road to its junction with a public road called Highway E. This is the meeting point of the parishes of St. George, St. Michael, and St. Thomas.
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*With St. James: – Starting from the meeting point of the parishes of St. James, St. Thomas, and St. Michael and proceeding generally westwards along the public road called Clermont Road to its junction with the public road called Husbands Road; then in a southerly direction along this road to its junction with University Drive; then in a westerly and southerly direction along University Drive to the centre of the roundabout at the intersection of this road and Highway 1; then in a north-westerly direction along Highway 1 to a point just south of its junction with an unclassified road called Batt's Rock Road; then from this point in a straight line (bearing 263°07'21") through a monument (B. 18) to the sea.][
*With St. Thomas: – Starting from the meeting point of the parishes of St. Thomas, St. George, and St. Michael and proceeding along Highway E in a south-westerly direction to the junction with the public road running from Canewood to Jackson; then in a westerly, northerly and north-westerly direction to the junction at Jackson with the public road called Highway 2; then in a south-westerly direction along this road to the centre of the roundabout at its junction at Warrens with the ]Airport
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to West Coast Highway; then in a north-westerly direction along this Highway to the centre of the roundabout which is its junction with the public road called Highway 2A; then in a northerly direction along this road to the meeting point of the parishes of St. Thomas, St. James, and St. Michael.[
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House constituencies
*City of Bridgetown
*Saint Michael-Central
*Saint Michael-East
*Saint Michael-North
*Saint Michael-North East
*Saint Michael-North West
*Saint Michael-South
*Saint Michael-South Central
*Saint Michael-South East
*Saint Michael-West
*Saint Michael-West Central
Places
Found in St. Michael are:
*Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation
The Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) is a public radio and television broadcaster, located in The Pine, St. Michael in Barbados. It was founded in 1963 as Radio Barbados. The CBC falls under the ministry and jurisdiction of the Prime ...
, Pine
*Caribbean Development Bank
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, Wildey
*The Sir Gary Sobers Sports complex
*The Kensington Oval
The Kensington Oval is a stadium located in the western part of Bridgetown, Barbados. It is the pre-eminent sporting facility on the island and is primarily used for cricket. It has hosted many important cricket games between local, regional, ...
*The National stadium
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, Waterford
*The Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre, Two Mile Hill
*The Black Rock Psychiatric Hospital, commonly called 'Jenkins'
*The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Barbados' primary health care facility
*State House State House or statehouse may refer to:
Buildings
*Aso Villa or State House, the official residence of the President of Nigeria
*Government House, Dominica or The State House, the official residence of the President of Dominica
* State House, Bar ...
, formerly Government House, the official residence of the President of Barbados
President most commonly refers to:
*President (corporate title)
* President (education), a leader of a college or university
*President (government title)
President may also refer to:
Arts and entertainment Film and television
*'' Præsident ...
*Various government offices such as the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Industry and International Business
Economy
Kayla Foods Int'l (Barbados) Inc., an international division of Yogen Früz
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, is located in Saint Michael.
Education
Schools located in St. Michael include:
*American University of Barbados
The American University of Barbados School of Medicine (AUB), founded in 2011, is a Private university, private medical school with its main campus in Wildey, Barbados. When it opened in January 2012, it was the first offshore private medical sch ...
*American University of Integrative Sciences
The American University of Integrative Sciences (AUIS), is a Private university, private For-profit higher education in the United States, for-profit offshore medical school with a single campus located in Barbados. Founded in 1999, it was former ...
* Ann Hill School
*Barbados Community College
The Barbados Community College is a tertiary institution located on Eyrie Howells' Road, Saint Michael, Barbados.
History
Founded in 1968, the Barbados Community College came to be as a result of an Act of Parliament aimed at making post seco ...
*Cave Hill Campus
Cave Hill, St. Michael, is a suburban area situated in the parish of Saint Michael, Barbados. It is located about 4 km north-west of the capital city Bridgetown, along the west coast of Barbados.
The University of the West Indies at Cave H ...
of the University of the West Indies
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* Cave Hill School of Business
* Charles F. Broome Memorial Primary School
*Combermere School
Combermere School is a school in Barbados, one of the oldest schools in the Caribbean, established in 1695. Its alumni include several leading cricketers, David Thompson, sixth prime minister of Barbados and other politicians, several authors and ...
* Erdiston Primary School and Special Unit
*Erdiston Teachers' Training College
The Erdiston Teachers' Training College is located in Pine Hill, Bridgetown, Barbados. It is affiliated with the School of Education of the University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus.
History
Around 1912, Codrington College, under the direc ...
*Graydon Sealy Secondary School
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* Graydon (name), a list of people with the name
Places
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* Graydon Springs, Missouri, ...
* Harrison College
* Irving Wilson School
* Parkinson Memorial Secondary School
*Ross University School of Medicine
Ross University School of Medicine (RUSM) is a private, for-profit medical school. Its main campus is in Barbados, and its administrative offices are in Miramar, Florida. Until 2019, the university's main campus was in Portsmouth, Dominica. RU ...
*Samuel Jackman Prescod Polytechnic
The Samuel Jackman Prescod Institute of Technology is a technical and vocational educational institution located in Pine Hill, Bridgetown, Barbados.
History
The Samuel Jackman Prescod Institute of Technology (SJPI) laid its foundation in 1969 at t ...
* Springer Girls' Memorial Secondary School
* St. Leonard's Boys' Secondary School
*The St. Michael School
The St. Michael School is a secondary school in Barbados. It stands on Martindales Road in the parish of Saint Michael, Barbados. The school has over 800 pupils.
Some of the school's notable alumni include the late Dame Nita Barrow, who was the ...
Notable people
*Rihanna
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(Robyn Rihanna Fenty), singer, businesswoman, and actress
*Tino Best
Tino la Bertram Best (born 26 August 1981) is a former West Indian cricketer. Since 2002, he has played domestic cricket for his native Barbados, with a season at English club Yorkshire in 2010. Best made his Test debut in May 2003 and played hi ...
, cricketer
*Stede Bonnet
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, land owner turned pirate, known as “The Gentleman Pirate”
* Marsha K. Caddle, politician, economist and Minister of Finance, Economic Affairs and Investment
* London Bourne, former slave who became a wealthy merchant and landowner
*Annalee Davis
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, Barbadian-born visual artist
* Sir Wes Hall
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, cricketer and former Minister for Sport & Tourism
*Shai Hope
Shai Diego Hope (born 10 November 1993) is a Barbadian cricketer, who plays as a wicketkeeper-batsman for the West Indies cricket team. He is also the current ODI &T20I captain of the Windies. In June 2018, he was named the Men's Cricketer of t ...
, cricketer
*Elvis Joseph
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, former National Football League running back, first professional American Football player from Barbados
* John Goddard, cricketer and businessmen
* Anthony Kellman, poet, novelist and musician
* Frank Marshall, Anglican Dean of Barbados, based at the Cathedral Church of Saint Michael and All Angels
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in Saint Michael
* Velma Scantlebury, first woman African American
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transplant surgeon in the United States, born in Goodland, St Michael
* Sir Garfield Sobers
The Right Excellent Sir Garfield St Aubrun Sobers, NH, AO, OCC (born 28 July 1936), also known as Sir Gary or Sir Garry Sobers, is a Barbadian born former cricketer who played for the West Indies between 1954 and 1974. A highly skilled bowle ...
, cricketer
* Nellie Weekes (1896–1990) – campaigner for women's rights, who ran for office in 1942, before women were allowed to vote in the country.
*Neville Goddard
Neville Goddard (February 19, 1905 – October 1, 1972) was a Barbadian writer, speaker and mystic. He grew up in Barbados and moved to the United States as a young adult. He taught various self-help methods for testing his own claim that the h ...
, writer, lecturer, and mystic
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