Saint John Figtree Parish
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Saint John Figtree is one of 5 administrative parishes which make up the island of Nevis
, and which in turn are part of the 14 parishes
within the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis
. The parish capital is Church Ground
. The parish church was the place where the registration of the marriage between young Nevisian plantation family widow Frances Nisbet and Horatio Nelson was carried out in 1787, when Nelson was a young sea captain.
The village of Bath is at the northwestern end of this parish, just south of Charlestown. Nearby is the Bath Hotel, which is now government offices, but which was originally (1778) the first tourist hotel and spa in the West Indies. Also nearby is Government House.
Other villages within this parish are: Brown Hill, Prospect, Pembroke, Fig Tree, Brown Pasture, Cole Hill, Beach Road, and Pond Hill. The Nevis Botanical Garden is fairly centrally located in the parish, as is the hotel, Montpelier Plantation Inn.
At the southernmost part of the parish is the Nevis deep water port. Most of the coastline of this parish consists of small cliffs and small beaches, many of which are not easily accessible.
Nevis
Nevis is an island in the Caribbean Sea, located near the northern end of the Lesser Antilles archipelago, about 350 km east-southeast of Puerto Rico and 80 km west of Antigua. The 93 km² island is part of the inner arc of the Leeward Islands chain of the West Indies...
, and which in turn are part of the 14 parishes
Parishes of Saint Kitts and Nevis
The Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis is divided into 14 parishes. Nine parishes are located on the island of Saint Kitts and five on Nevis. The parishes are drawn like pie-slices from the ridgeline of the central mountains of both islands....
within the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis
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....
. The parish capital is Church Ground
Church Ground, Saint Kitts and Nevis
Church Ground is a village on the island of Nevis in Saint Kitts and Nevis. It is the capital of the Saint John Figtree Parish....
. The parish church was the place where the registration of the marriage between young Nevisian plantation family widow Frances Nisbet and Horatio Nelson was carried out in 1787, when Nelson was a young sea captain.
The village of Bath is at the northwestern end of this parish, just south of Charlestown. Nearby is the Bath Hotel, which is now government offices, but which was originally (1778) the first tourist hotel and spa in the West Indies. Also nearby is Government House.
Other villages within this parish are: Brown Hill, Prospect, Pembroke, Fig Tree, Brown Pasture, Cole Hill, Beach Road, and Pond Hill. The Nevis Botanical Garden is fairly centrally located in the parish, as is the hotel, Montpelier Plantation Inn.
At the southernmost part of the parish is the Nevis deep water port. Most of the coastline of this parish consists of small cliffs and small beaches, many of which are not easily accessible.