Saddlers, Saint Kitts and Nevis
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Saddlers is a town in Saint John Capesterre Parish, Saint Kitts and Nevis
. It is the co-capital of the parish along with Dieppe Bay Town
; originally the parish was partly ruled by France
and partly by the United Kingdom
. When Britain took full control of the island in 1713, both capitals remained.
A notable volcanic rock formation, Black Rocks
, lies just to the southeast of the town.
Saint Kitts and Nevis
The Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis , located in the Leeward Islands, is a federal two-island nation in the West Indies. It is the smallest sovereign state in the Americas, in both area and population....
. It is the co-capital of the parish along with Dieppe Bay Town
Dieppe Bay Town
Dieppe Bay Town is a town in Saint John Capesterre Parish in the island of Saint Kitts, in the country of Saint Kitts and Nevis in the West Indies. Settled in 1538, it is the oldest town founded by Europeans in the whole of the Eastern Caribbean...
; originally the parish was partly ruled by France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
and partly by the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. When Britain took full control of the island in 1713, both capitals remained.
A notable volcanic rock formation, Black Rocks
Black Rocks (Saint Kitts)
Black Rocks is the name of a notable rock formation on the northeastern coast of the island of Saint Kitts. Located close to the town of Saddlers, the rocks consist of lava flow from the volcanic Mount Liamuiga which dominates the northern half of the island of Saint Kitts....
, lies just to the southeast of the town.