The Valley is the capital of

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, one of its fourteen

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, and the main town on the island. , it had a population of 3,269.

History

Historical landmarks

The Valley has few examples of colonial architecture due to the relocation of Anguilla's administration to St. Kitts in 1825, though

Wallblake House Wallblake House is a heritage Sugar plantations in the Caribbean, plantation house and museum annex in The Valley, Anguilla, The Valley, Anguilla in the northeastern Caribbean. Built in 1787 by Will Blake, a sugar planter, it is stated to be the ...

, built in 1787, still stands and is used as a

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by the adjacent

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. New shops have opened in new buildings and renovated West Indian-style cottages. Old shops have been modernized and have enlarged their stocks as well as their space. The ruins of the Old Court House are located on Crocus Hill, the island's highest point. All that remains are the broken walls of a few basement jail cells. At Cross Roads at the western edge of The Valley is Wallblake House, a plantation home built around 1787 that is now owned by the

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(the parish priest lives there) and St. Gerard's Catholic Church, with its highly original façade of pebbles, stones, cement, wood and tile.

Geography

Location

The town is located in the middle of the island, in front of Crocus Bay and nearby Crocus Hill, the island's highest point. Nearest villages are North Side, The Quarter, North Hill and George Hill.

Climate

The Valley has a tropical wet and dry climate (Aw) under the

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. The area has a short

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that covers the months of February and March, and a

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that covers the remainder of the year. However the wet season, though lengthy, does not quite see the heavy precipitation that is commonplace in other Caribbean cities such as

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and

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. Average temperatures in The Valley are relatively constant throughout the year, ranging from 26–29 degrees Celsius.

Demography

Transport

The Valley is served by Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport (IATA: AXA, ICAO: TQPF) with some international flights.

Education

There are two government schools, Valley Primary School and Albena Lake-Hodge Comprehensive School (secondary).Schools
" Government of Anguilla. Retrieved on December 7, 2017. Omololu International School, a primary and lower secondary private school, is in The Valley. It was Anguilla's first private school, and opened in 1994 as the Teacher Gloria Omololu Institute. It adopted its current name on 1 April 2013. It uses the

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(IB) curriculum. The name "Omululu" means "Child of God" in the

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.History Of Omololu
" Omololu International School. Retrieved on December 7, 2017.

Notable people

Cardigan Connor Cardigan Adolphus Connor (born 24 March 1961) is an Anguillan born former English cricketer. Connor was a right-handed Batting (cricket), batsman and a right-arm Seam bowling, fast-medium bowler. Career Connor left his home island of Anguilla ...

(born 1961), cricketer * Carlos Newton (born 1976), mixed martial artist * Omari Banks (born 1982), musician and cricketer *

Zharnel Hughes Zharnel Hughes (born 13 July 1995) is an Anguilla-born British Sprint (running), sprinter who specialises in the 100 metres and 200 metres. Born and raised in the British Overseas Territory of Anguilla, he has competed internationally for Great ...

(born 1995), sprinter * Dee-Ann Kentish-Rogers (born 1993), politician and former model

References

External links

Map of The Valley
{{DEFAULTSORT:Valley, The Populated places in Anguilla Capitals in the Caribbean Capitals of British Overseas Territories Capitals of former nations