Saint Lucy, Barbados facts for kids
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Saint Lucy
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Map of Barbados showing the Saint Lucy parish
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| Country | Barbados |
| Largest city | Checker Hall |
| Government | |
| • Type | Parliamentary democracy |
| Area | |
| • Total | 36 km2 (14 sq mi) |
| Population
(2010 census)
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| • Total | 9,758 |
| • Density | 271/km2 (702/sq mi) |
| ISO 3166 code | BB-07 |
Saint Lucy ("St. Lucy") is the northern-most area in the country of Barbados. Saint Lucy is the only parish of Barbados to be named after a female patron saint, Saint Lucy of Syracuse. Saint Lucy was the location of a United States Navy base at Harrison's Point. Saint Lucy is also a peninsula, surrounded on three sides by the Atlantic Ocean to the north, east and west.
Saint Lucy is the birthplace of Barbados's first Prime Minister, Errol Barrow. It is also the birthplace of two cricketers; Charlie Griffith and Manny Martindale.
Images for kids
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Blowhole, St. Lucy parish coast.
See also
In Spanish: Parroquia de Saint Lucy (Barbados) para niños
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