Christ Church, Barbados

For the city of New Zealand, see Christchurch, New Zealand.

Parish in Barbados

Christ Church

Parish

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Map of Barbados showing Christ Church

Coordinates: 13°05′N 59°32′W﻿ / ﻿13.083°N 59.533°W﻿ / 13.083; -59.533
Country| Barbados
First settlement| 1627
Independence| November 30, 1966 (1966-11-30)
Largest city| Oistins
House constituencies|

* Christ Church-East
* Christ Church-Centre East
* Christ Church-Centre West
* Christ Church-West
* Christ Church-South

Government

• Type| Parliamentary democracy
• Parliamentary seats| 5
Area

• Total

| 57 km2 (22 sq mi)
Population

(2010 census)

• Total

| 54,336
• Density| 950/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC-4 (Eastern Caribbean)
Area code| +1 (246)
ISO 3166 code| BB-01[1]

The parish of Christ Church is one of eleven historic political divisions of Barbados. It has a land area of 57 km2 (22 sq mi) and is found at the southern end of the island. Christ Church has survived by name as one of the original six parishes created in 1629 by Governor Sir William Tufton.

The parish contains the Sir Grantley Adams International Airport as well as the last remaining mangrove swamp in the country, the Graeme Hall Nature Sanctuary. Under Barbados's historic vestry, the main parish church was originally seated near Dover. After it and the courtyard were destroyed by flood in 1669, the main parish church moved to Oistins area, becoming the main town and former capital of the parish. The South Point Lighthouse is located in South Point, Christ Church, between Atlantic Shores and Green Garden, also in Christ Church.

Another notable area of Christ Church is Saint Lawrence Gap, which is the most lively tourist area on the island. Many of the taverns and clubs in St. Lawrence are frequented by locals and tourists alike.

## Geography

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The parish contains the following towns, villages, localities, settlements, communities and hamlets:

* Aberdare [citation needed]
* Accra Beach [citation needed]
* Amity Lodge [citation needed]
* Atlantic Shores 13°02′57″N 59°31′57″W﻿ / ﻿13.04917°N 59.53250°W﻿ / 13.04917; -59.53250﻿ (Atlantic Shores)[2]
* Balls 13°04′49″N 59°31′34″W﻿ / ﻿13.08028°N 59.52611°W﻿ / 13.08028; -59.52611﻿ (Balls)[2]
* Balls Plantation [citation needed]
* Bannatyne 13°05′19″N 59°32′41″W﻿ / ﻿13.08861°N 59.54472°W﻿ / 13.08861; -59.54472﻿ (Bannatyne)[2]
* Bannatyne Gardens [citation needed]
* Bannatyne Main Road [citation needed]
* Bannatyne Road [citation needed]
* Bartletts 13°05′11″N 59°34′39″W﻿ / ﻿13.08639°N 59.57750°W﻿ / 13.08639; -59.57750﻿ (Bartletts)[2]
* Bartletts Tenantry Road [citation needed]
* Below Rock 13°03′31″N 59°31′50″W﻿ / ﻿13.05861°N 59.53056°W﻿ / 13.05861; -59.53056﻿ (Below Rock)[2]
* Blue Waters 13°04′35″N 59°35′17″W﻿ / ﻿13.07639°N 59.58806°W﻿ / 13.07639; -59.58806﻿ (Blue Waters)[2]
* Boarded Hall 13°06′29″N 59°32′15″W﻿ / ﻿13.10806°N 59.53750°W﻿ / 13.10806; -59.53750﻿ (Boarded Hall)[2]
* Briggs 13°06′00″N 59°32′00″W﻿ / ﻿13.10000°N 59.53333°W﻿ / 13.10000; -59.53333﻿ (Briggs)[2]
* Bright Hall [citation needed]
* Callenders (Callender) 13°04′15″N 59°31′48″W﻿ / ﻿13.07083°N 59.53000°W﻿ / 13.07083; -59.53000﻿ (Callender)[2]
* Callenders Court [citation needed]
* Callenders Crescent [citation needed]
* Cane Vale 13°04′03″N 59°32′43″W﻿ / ﻿13.06750°N 59.54528°W﻿ / 13.06750; -59.54528﻿ (Cane Vale)[2]
* Carib Beach [citation needed]
* Carters Gap [citation needed]
* Cave Hill [citation needed]
* Chancery Lane 13°03′38″N 59°30′25″W﻿ / ﻿13.06056°N 59.50694°W﻿ / 13.06056; -59.50694﻿ (Chancery Lane)[2]
* Charnocks 13°04′56″N 59°29′37″W﻿ / ﻿13.08222°N 59.49361°W﻿ / 13.08222; -59.49361﻿ (Charnocks)[2]
* Church Hill [citation needed]
* Clapham 13°05′18″N 59°34′56″W﻿ / ﻿13.08833°N 59.58222°W﻿ / 13.08833; -59.58222﻿ (Clapham)[2]
* Cotton House Bay [citation needed]
* Coverley 13°04′53″N 59°30′06″W﻿ / ﻿13.08139°N 59.50167°W﻿ / 13.08139; -59.50167﻿ (Coverley)[2]
* Coverley Square [citation needed]
* Dayrells Road [citation needed]
* Dolphin Park [citation needed]
* Dover 13°04′06″N 59°33′55″W﻿ / ﻿13.06833°N 59.56528°W﻿ / 13.06833; -59.56528﻿ (Dover)[2]
* Dover Beach [citation needed]
* Dover Road [citation needed]
* Dover Terrace [citation needed]
* Durants 13°04′14″N 59°32′07″W﻿ / ﻿13.07056°N 59.53528°W﻿ / 13.07056; -59.53528﻿ (Durants)[2]
* Durants Heights [citation needed]
* Durants Road [citation needed]
* Durants Tenantry [citation needed]
* Durants Terrace [citation needed]
* Durants Village [citation needed]
* Ealing Grove 13°03′35″N 59°30′52″W﻿ / ﻿13.05972°N 59.51444°W﻿ / 13.05972; -59.51444﻿ (Ealing Grove)[2]
* Ealing Park 13°03′20″N 59°30′48″W﻿ / ﻿13.05556°N 59.51333°W﻿ / 13.05556; -59.51333﻿ (Ealing Park)[2]
* Edey 13°05′56″N 59°32′24″W﻿ / ﻿13.09889°N 59.54000°W﻿ / 13.09889; -59.54000﻿ (Edey)[2]
* Edgerton [citation needed]
* Elizabeth Park 13°05′15″N 59°34′02″W﻿ / ﻿13.08750°N 59.56722°W﻿ / 13.08750; -59.56722﻿ (Elizabeth Park)[2]
* Enterprise 13°03′14″N 59°31′48″W﻿ / ﻿13.05389°N 59.53000°W﻿ / 13.05389; -59.53000﻿ (Enterprise)[2]
* Enterprise Coast Road [citation needed]
* Enterprise Crescent [citation needed]
* Enterprise Gardens [citation needed]
* Enterprise Heights [citation needed]
* Enterprise Main Road [citation needed]
* Enterprise Road [citation needed]
* Enterprise 'A' Road [citation needed]
* Enterprise 'B' Road [citation needed]
* Enterprise Terrace [citation needed]
* Fairview 13°05′48″N 59°30′10″W﻿ / ﻿13.09667°N 59.50278°W﻿ / 13.09667; -59.50278﻿ (Fairview)[2]
* Fairy Valley 13°04′45″N 59°30′21″W﻿ / ﻿13.07917°N 59.50583°W﻿ / 13.07917; -59.50583﻿ (Fairy Valley)[2]
* Fairy Valley Rock 13°04′05″N 59°30′07″W﻿ / ﻿13.06806°N 59.50194°W﻿ / 13.06806; -59.50194﻿ (Fairy Valley Rock)[2]
* Frere Pilgrim 13°06′10″N 59°32′35″W﻿ / ﻿13.10278°N 59.54306°W﻿ / 13.10278; -59.54306﻿ (Frere Pilgrim)[2]
* Gall Hill 13°04′15″N 59°32′42″W﻿ / ﻿13.07083°N 59.54500°W﻿ / 13.07083; -59.54500﻿ (Gall Hill)[2]
* Gibbons 13°04′03″N 59°31′09″W﻿ / ﻿13.06750°N 59.51917°W﻿ / 13.06750; -59.51917﻿ (Gibbons)[2]
* Gibbons Boggs 13°03′57″N 59°31′45″W﻿ / ﻿13.06583°N 59.52917°W﻿ / 13.06583; -59.52917﻿ (Gibbons Boggs)[2]
* Goodland 13°03′21″N 59°31′16″W﻿ / ﻿13.05583°N 59.52111°W﻿ / 13.05583; -59.52111﻿ (Goodland)[2]
* Goodland Road [citation needed]
* Graeme Hall 13°04′34″N 59°34′17″W﻿ / ﻿13.07611°N 59.57139°W﻿ / 13.07611; -59.57139﻿ (Graeme Hall)[2]
* Graeme Hall Heights [citation needed]
* Graeme Hall Tenantry [citation needed]
* Graeme Hall Terrace [citation needed]
* Green Garden 13°02′50″N 59°31′14″W﻿ / ﻿13.04722°N 59.52056°W﻿ / 13.04722; -59.52056﻿ (Green Garden)[2]
* Hannays
* Hannays Tenantry 13°06′58″N 59°31′21″W﻿ / ﻿13.11611°N 59.52250°W﻿ / 13.11611; -59.52250﻿ (Hannays)[2]
* Hannays Valley [citation needed]
* Harts Gap [citation needed]
* Hastings 13°04′30″N 59°35′52″W﻿ / ﻿13.07500°N 59.59778°W﻿ / 13.07500; -59.59778﻿ (Hastings)[2]
* Hastings Beach [citation needed]
* Hastings Main Road [citation needed]
* Hastings Road [citation needed]
* Hastings Rocks [citation needed]
* Hopewell 13°03′28″N 59°31′06″W﻿ / ﻿13.05778°N 59.51833°W﻿ / 13.05778; -59.51833﻿ (Hopewell)[2]
* Inch Marlowe 13°03′06″N 59°30′47″W﻿ / ﻿13.05167°N 59.51306°W﻿ / 13.05167; -59.51306﻿ (Inch Marlowe)[2]
* Inch Marlowe Point [citation needed]
* Keizer Hill 13°03′38″N 59°32′13″W﻿ / ﻿13.06056°N 59.53694°W﻿ / 13.06056; -59.53694﻿ (Keizer Hill)[2]
* Kendal Hill 13°04′34″N 59°33′31″W﻿ / ﻿13.07611°N 59.55861°W﻿ / 13.07611; -59.55861﻿ (Kendal Hill)[2]
* Kendal Point [citation needed]
* Kent 13°05′39″N 59°34′05″W﻿ / ﻿13.09417°N 59.56806°W﻿ / 13.09417; -59.56806﻿ (Kent)[2]
* Kingsland 13°04′45″N 59°32′57″W﻿ / ﻿13.07917°N 59.54917°W﻿ / 13.07917; -59.54917﻿ (Kingsland)[2]
* Kingsland Crescent [citation needed]
* Kingsland Gardens [citation needed]
* Kingsland Heights [citation needed]
* Kingsland Main Road [citation needed]
* Kingsland Road [citation needed]
* Kingsland Terrace [citation needed]
* Lead Vale 13°05′07″N 59°30′39″W﻿ / ﻿13.08528°N 59.51083°W﻿ / 13.08528; -59.51083﻿ (Lead Vale)[2]
* Little Bay [citation needed]
* Lodge Road 13°04′36″N 59°32′18″W﻿ / ﻿13.07667°N 59.53833°W﻿ / 13.07667; -59.53833﻿ (Lodge Road)[2]
* Lodge 'A' Road [citation needed]
* Lodge 'B' Road [citation needed]
* Long Beach [citation needed]
* Lowland 13°05′16″N 59°31′18″W﻿ / ﻿13.08778°N 59.52167°W﻿ / 13.08778; -59.52167﻿ (Lowlands)[2]
* Lowthers 13°05′40″N 59°29′50″W﻿ / ﻿13.09444°N 59.49722°W﻿ / 13.09444; -59.49722﻿ (Lowthers)[2]
* Lowthers Hill [citation needed]
* Marine Gardens 13°04′33″N 59°35′35″W﻿ / ﻿13.07583°N 59.59306°W﻿ / 13.07583; -59.59306﻿ (Marine Gardens)[2]
* Maxwell 13°04′19″N 59°33′16″W﻿ / ﻿13.07194°N 59.55444°W﻿ / 13.07194; -59.55444﻿ (Maxwell)[2]
* Maxwell Beach [citation needed]
* Maxwell Coast 13°04′02″N 59°33′26″W﻿ / ﻿13.06722°N 59.55722°W﻿ / 13.06722; -59.55722﻿ (Maxwell Coast)[2]
* Maxwell Heights [citation needed]
* Maxwell Hill 13°04′23″N 59°33′39″W﻿ / ﻿13.07306°N 59.56083°W﻿ / 13.07306; -59.56083﻿ (Maxwell Hill)[2]
* Maxwell Main Road [citation needed]
* Maxwell Terrace [citation needed]
* Miami Beach [citation needed]
* Montrose 13°04′22″N 59°32′46″W﻿ / ﻿13.07278°N 59.54611°W﻿ / 13.07278; -59.54611﻿ (Montrose)[2]
* Mount Pegwell [citation needed]
* Navy Gardens 13°04′44″N 59°35′36″W﻿ / ﻿13.07889°N 59.59333°W﻿ / 13.07889; -59.59333﻿ (Navy Gardens)[2]
* Newton 13°04′53″N 59°32′12″W﻿ / ﻿13.08139°N 59.53667°W﻿ / 13.08139; -59.53667﻿ (Newton)[2]
* Newton Heights [citation needed]
* Newton Industrial Park [citation needed]
* Newton Park [citation needed]
* Newton Terrace 13°04′43″N 59°31′50″W﻿ / ﻿13.07861°N 59.53056°W﻿ / 13.07861; -59.53056﻿ (Newton Terrace)[2]
* Oistins 13°04′00″N 59°32′52″W﻿ / ﻿13.06667°N 59.54778°W﻿ / 13.06667; -59.54778﻿ (Oistins)[2]
* Oistins Hill [citation needed]
* Packers 13°06′00″N 59°30′07″W﻿ / ﻿13.10000°N 59.50194°W﻿ / 13.10000; -59.50194﻿ (Packers)[2]
* Packers Valley [citation needed]
* Paragon 13°04′09″N 59°29′34″W﻿ / ﻿13.06917°N 59.49278°W﻿ / 13.06917; -59.49278﻿ (Paragon)[2]
* Parish Land13°04′24″N 59°31′05″W﻿ / ﻿13.07333°N 59.51806°W﻿ / 13.07333; -59.51806﻿ (Parish Land)[2]
* Pegwell 13°03′48″N 59°32′03″W﻿ / ﻿13.06333°N 59.53417°W﻿ / 13.06333; -59.53417﻿ (Pegwell)[2]
* Pegwell Boggs [citation needed]
* Pilgrim [citation needed]
* Pilgrim Place 13°04′39″N 59°30′52″W﻿ / ﻿13.07750°N 59.51444°W﻿ / 13.07750; -59.51444﻿ (Pilgrim Place)[2]
* Pilgrim Road 13°04′45″N 59°30′35″W﻿ / ﻿13.07917°N 59.50972°W﻿ / 13.07917; -59.50972﻿ (Pilgrim Road)[2]
* Providence 13°04′34″N 59°31′16″W﻿ / ﻿13.07611°N 59.52111°W﻿ / 13.07611; -59.52111﻿ (Providence)[2]
* Regency Park 13°05′18″N 59°34′25″W﻿ / ﻿13.08833°N 59.57361°W﻿ / 13.08833; -59.57361﻿ (Regency Park)[2]
* Rendezvous 13°04′40″N 59°34′44″W﻿ / ﻿13.07778°N 59.57889°W﻿ / 13.07778; -59.57889﻿ (Rendezvous)[2]
* Rendezvous Crescent [citation needed]
* Rendezvous Gardens [citation needed]
* Rendezvous Heights [citation needed]
* Rendezvous Hill [citation needed]
* Rendezvous Road [citation needed]
* Rendezvous Terrace [citation needed]
* Ridge 13°06′04″N 59°32′01″W﻿ / ﻿13.10111°N 59.53361°W﻿ / 13.10111; -59.53361﻿ (Ridge)[2]
* Rising Sun [citation needed]
* Rockley 13°04′27″N 59°35′14″W﻿ / ﻿13.07417°N 59.58722°W﻿ / 13.07417; -59.58722﻿ (Rockley)[2]
* Rockley Main Road [citation needed]
* Rockley New Road [citation needed]
* Rollins Road [citation needed]
* Round Rock 13°03′02″N 59°30′44″W﻿ / ﻿13.05056°N 59.51222°W﻿ / 13.05056; -59.51222﻿ (Round Rock)[2]
* Saint Christopher [citation needed]
* Saint Davids 13°05′42″N 59°33′37″W﻿ / ﻿13.09500°N 59.56028°W﻿ / 13.09500; -59.56028﻿ (Saint Davids)[2]
* Saint Davids Village [citation needed]
* Saint Lawrence 13°04′11″N 59°34′27″W﻿ / ﻿13.06972°N 59.57417°W﻿ / 13.06972; -59.57417﻿ (Saint Lawrence)[2]
* Saint Lawrence Gap [citation needed]
* Saint Lawrence Main Road [citation needed]
* Saint Matthias 13°04′42″N 59°36′02″W﻿ / ﻿13.07833°N 59.60056°W﻿ / 13.07833; -59.60056﻿ (Saint Mathias)[2]
* Sandy Beach [citation needed]
* Sargeants 13°05′04″N 59°34′16″W﻿ / ﻿13.08444°N 59.57111°W﻿ / 13.08444; -59.57111﻿ (Sargeants)[2]
* Sayes Court 13°03′31″N 59°31′35″W﻿ / ﻿13.05861°N 59.52639°W﻿ / 13.05861; -59.52639﻿ (Sayes Court)[2]
* Scarborough 13°03′44″N 59°32′20″W﻿ / ﻿13.06222°N 59.53889°W﻿ / 13.06222; -59.53889﻿ (Scarborough)[2]
* Searles 13°05′29″N 59°30′10″W﻿ / ﻿13.09139°N 59.50278°W﻿ / 13.09139; -59.50278﻿ (Searles)[2]
* Searles Factory [citation needed]
* Searles Tenantry 13°05′24″N 59°31′02″W﻿ / ﻿13.09000°N 59.51722°W﻿ / 13.09000; -59.51722﻿ (Searles Tenantry)[2]
* Seaview 13°03′52″N 59°30′09″W﻿ / ﻿13.06444°N 59.50250°W﻿ / 13.06444; -59.50250﻿ (Seaview)[2]
* Seawell [citation needed]
* Sheraton [citation needed]
* Sheraton Heights [citation needed]
* Sheraton Park 13°05′00″N 59°33′44″W﻿ / ﻿13.08333°N 59.56222°W﻿ / 13.08333; -59.56222﻿ (Sheraton Park)[2]
* Silver Hill 13°04′33″N 59°33′00″W﻿ / ﻿13.07583°N 59.55000°W﻿ / 13.07583; -59.55000﻿ (Silver Hill)[2]
* Silver Sands 13°03′01″N 59°31′02″W﻿ / ﻿13.05028°N 59.51722°W﻿ / 13.05028; -59.51722﻿ (Silver Sands)[2]
* Silver Sands Beach [citation needed]
* Sion Hill 13°06′08″N 59°30′13″W﻿ / ﻿13.10222°N 59.50361°W﻿ / 13.10222; -59.50361﻿ (Sion Hill)[2]
* Skeenes Hill 13°06′16″N 59°31′41″W﻿ / ﻿13.10444°N 59.52806°W﻿ / 13.10444; -59.52806﻿ (Skeenes Hill)[2]
* Small Ridge [citation needed]
* South Point [citation needed]
* South Ridge [citation needed]
* Spencers [citation needed]
* St. Patricks 13°05′55″N 59°29′52″W﻿ / ﻿13.09861°N 59.49778°W﻿ / 13.09861; -59.49778﻿ (St. Patricks)[2]
* Staple Grove 13°05′53″N 59°32′52″W﻿ / ﻿13.09806°N 59.54778°W﻿ / 13.09806; -59.54778﻿ (Staple Grove)[2]
* Surfer's Point [citation needed]
* Thornbury Hill 13°04′02″N 59°31′52″W﻿ / ﻿13.06722°N 59.53111°W﻿ / 13.06722; -59.53111﻿ (Thornbury Hill)[2]
* Top Rock 13°04′14″N 59°33′50″W﻿ / ﻿13.07056°N 59.56389°W﻿ / 13.07056; -59.56389﻿ (Top Rock)[2]
* Vauxhall 13°04′53″N 59°33′51″W﻿ / ﻿13.08139°N 59.56417°W﻿ / 13.08139; -59.56417﻿ (Vauxhall)[2]
* Vauxhall Crescent [citation needed]
* Vauxhall Gardens [citation needed]
* Vauxhall Heights [citation needed]
* Vauxhall Tenantry [citation needed]
* Vauxhall Terrace [citation needed]
* Walls [citation needed]
* Walls Tenantry [citation needed]
* Walronds 13°05′43″N 59°29′31″W﻿ / ﻿13.09528°N 59.49194°W﻿ / 13.09528; -59.49194﻿ (Walronds)[2]
* Walronds Village [citation needed]
* Warners 13°04′48″N 59°34′08″W﻿ / ﻿13.08000°N 59.56889°W﻿ / 13.08000; -59.56889﻿ (Warners)[2]
* Warners Heights [citation needed]
* Warners Terrace [citation needed]
* Water Street [citation needed]
* Welches 13°04′00″N 59°33′01″W﻿ / ﻿13.06667°N 59.55028°W﻿ / 13.06667; -59.55028﻿ (Welches)[2]
* Wilcox 13°04′03″N 59°30′31″W﻿ / ﻿13.06750°N 59.50861°W﻿ / 13.06750; -59.50861﻿ (Wilcox)[2]
* Wilcox Hill [citation needed]
* Woman's Bay [citation needed]
* Worthing 13°04′22″N 59°35′05″W﻿ / ﻿13.07278°N 59.58472°W﻿ / 13.07278; -59.58472﻿ (Worthing)[2]
* Worthing Main Road [citation needed]
* Worthing View [citation needed]
* Wotton 13°04′38″N 59°32′43″W﻿ / ﻿13.07722°N 59.54528°W﻿ / 13.07722; -59.54528﻿ (Wotton)[2]
* Wotton Heights [citation needed]
* Yorkshire [citation needed]

### Parishes bordering Christ Church

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Main article: Parishes of Barbados

* Saint George \- North
* Saint Michael \- West
* Saint Philip \- East

### Defined boundaries

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* With St. George: - Starting from the meeting point of the parishes of St. George, St. Philip and Christ Church and proceeding in a generally westerly and south-westerly direction along Highway 5 to its junction at South District with the unclassified road leading to Edgerton and Staple Grove; then in a southerly direction along this road to its junction about 250 metres south of the entrance to Edgerton Plantation with a track; then in a westerly direction along this track for approximately 750 metres to its junction with another track; then in a northerly direction along this track for about 100 metres to the junction with another track, then in a westerly direction along this track for about 500 metres to its junction with another track; then along this track in a southerly direction for about 30 metres to its junction with another track; then for approximately 200 metres along this track to the junction with another track. This is the meeting point of the parishes of St. George, Christ Church and St. Michael. This point is marked by a monument.[3]

* With St. Michael: - Starting from the meeting point of the parishes of St. George, St. Michael, and Christ Church and proceeding in a southerly direction along the plantation track and the boundary between the residential development called Fort George Heights and the Kent House residential development to the junction of the boundary with the public road called Highway R; then in a westerly direction along Highway R to its junction at Wildey with the Airport to West Coast Highway; then in a southerly direction along this Highway to its merging at Clapham with the public road called Highway 6; then in a north-westerly direction along Highway 6 to its junction with the public road called Observatory Road; then in a southerly direction along Observatory Road to its junction with the public road called Fordes Road, then in a south-westerly, north-westerly and northerly direction along Fordes Road, Bonnett’s Road and Brittons New Road to its junction with Dalkeith Hill; then in a westerly direction along Dalkeith Hill to its junction with Deighton Road; then in a generally southerly direction along Deighton Road to its junction with Dayrells Road; then in a south-westerly, north-westerly and westerly direction along Dayrells Road to its junction at the Garrison with Dalkeith Road; then in a generally south-westerly direction along Dalkeith Road to its junction with the public road called 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.[3]

* With St. Philip: - Starting from the meeting point of the parishes of St. George, St. Philip and Christ Church and proceeding in an easterly direction along Highway 5 to its junction at Brereton with an unclassified road; then in a southerly direction along this road to its junction with what was once the old railway line but is now an unclassified road; then in an easterly direction along this road to its junction at Carrington Sugar Factory with another unclassified road: then in a south-easterly and southerly direction to its junction with another unclassified road; then in an easterly direction along this road to its junction north of Woodboume Plantation yard with an unclassified road leading into the plantation yard; then in a southerly and south-easterly direction (through the plantation yard) along this road to its junction with the public road called Highway 6; then directly across Highway 6 to continue along the unclassified road in a generally south-easterly direction to merge into the public road at Walronds and then continue in a generally easterly direction along the unclassified road to its junction with the unclassified road leading to Hopefield Plantation; then in a southerly direction along this road (with an eastward diversion around the buildings) to its junction west of the Airport Radar Station with another unclassified road; then eastwards along this road to its junction, east of the Airport Radar Station, with another unclassified road; then in a southerly direction along this road to its junction at Spencers with the public road called Highway 7; then in an easterly and north-easterly direction along Highway 7 to its junction with a track to the west of Rock Hall Village; then in a south-easterly, easterly and southerly direction along this track to a point on the cliff edge to the east of the Airport boundary fence (monument B.17); then in a southerly direction to the sea.[3]

## Government

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Main article: Government of Barbados

The Barbados Civil Aviation Department has its head office on the property of Grantley Adams International Airport.[4] The District A & C Court maintains a seat in Saint Matthias, and the District B Court in Oistins. The Barbados Police Service maintains posts located as Hastings, and Worthings; and the Barbados Postal Service at Oistins and Worthing.

### Politics

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Christ Church covers five geographical constituencies for the House of Assembly:

* Christ Church-East includes Fairy Valley and Providence.
* Christ Church-East Central includes Kingsland
* Christ Church-South includes St. Lawrence and Oistins
* Christ Church-West includes Rendezvous Hill
* Christ Church-West Central includes Sargeant’s Village

## Economy

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Main article: Economy of Barbados

The head office of REDjet was located at Grantley Adams International Airport.[5]

## Notable people

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* Roston Chase, West Indian cricketer
* Shirley Chisholm, the first black woman elected to the United States House of Representatives, lived in Christ Church with her maternal grandmother for a large part of her childhood
* Sylvester Clarke, West Indian cricketer.
* Doug E. Fresh, the famous beatboxer and rapper (prominent in the 1980s and '90s) was born here
* Joel Garner, West Indian cricketer
* Jefferson Jones, born in Christ Church before moving to England, where he played cricket for Berkshire
* Jaicko Lawrence, contemporary pop music singer/songwriter
* Ashley Nurse, West Indian cricketer
* Marita Payne-Wiggins, former track and field athlete and two-time Canadian Olympic silver medallist, spent her early childhood in Christ Church
* Hallam Cole, Barbadian cricketer.
* Collis King, Barbadian cricketer.
* Zane Maloney, Barbadian Motorsport driver, currently competing in FiA Formula 2.

## Education

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Main article: Education in Barbados

## Transportation

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### Road

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The primary roads in Christ Church to the rest of the island all originate in the Parish of St. Michael and include: the ABC Highway, H5, H6, and H7. There is also a number of public service vehicles which serve Christ Church.

### Air

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Barbados's primary airport, Grantley Adams International Airport, at Seawell.

### Sea

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The town of Oistins once housed a submarine and Coast Guard station. A jetty facility is also located for fisher-folk to unload seafood at the Oistins market and an offshore mooring is available for fuel delivery for the island.

## References

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1. ^ iso:code:3166:BB, International Organization for Standardization
2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk bl bm bn bo bp bq br bs bt bu bv bw bx by bz ca cb cc cd ce cf cg ch ci cj ck "GNS Search & Download WebApp". Geographic Names Server. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
3. ^ a b c "Barbados, Chapter 108: Parish Boundaries (1986-18)". The Barbados Parliament. 1986-10-16. Retrieved 2023-04-04.
4. ^ "PERSONNEL LICENSING ADVISORY CIRCULAR BCAD Document PLAC-06 Archived July 6, 2011, at the Wayback Machine." Barbados Civil Aviation Department. 3 of 13. Retrieved on 13 January 2011. "This PLAC can be purchased from the Barbados Civil Aviation Department, Grantley Adams International Airport, Christ Church, Barbados or downloaded from the BCAD website at [1] Archived 2020-03-18 at the Wayback Machine."
5. ^ "About Us - Company Information on REDjet Archived 2011-04-18 at the Wayback Machine." REDjet. Retrieved on April 13, 2011. "Its corporate offices are situated in Grantley International Airport in Barbados[...]"

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