Saint Thomas

The landlocked parish of St. Thomas is in the centre of . It is one of only two landlocked parishes in the island, the other being to the south.
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  • Type: parish of Barbados with 14,200 residents
  • Description: parish of Barbados
  • Also known as: Parish of Saint Thomas” and “Saint Thomas, Barbados

Places of Interest

Highlights include Harrison’s Cave and Mount Hillaby.

Photo: Berit, CC BY 2.0.
Harrison's Cave is a tourist attraction in the country of , first mentioned in 1795. Tourists can access the subterranean environment on a tramway.

Peak
The peak of is the highest point on the Eastern island of . The peak is located in the parish of . It immediately overlooks the area known as the District to the north and east which comprises geologically old sediments prone to erosion. is situated 3½ km north of Saint Thomas.

Garden
Botanical Gardens is a horticultural park and tourist attraction near the village of Bloomsbury, in . It is a scenic garden park with attractive flowering plants and tropical trees. is situated 3½ km northeast of Saint Thomas.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Central Eastern Barbados and Western Barbados.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.
is the least developed and most scenic part of , and comprises the parishes of Saint Andrew, Saint George, Saint John, Saint Joseph and Saint Thomas.

is the area of that lies north of Bridgetown and comprises the parishes of Saint James, Saint Peter and Saint Lucy. This is the west-facing, most sheltered coast, so it's the best for family beach holidays, and has the highest concentration of hotels.

Town
Photo: CaribDigita, Public domain.
is a small city located in the Caribbean island nation of . is located in the parish of on the sheltered west coast of the island. is situated 5 km west of Saint Thomas.

Saint Thomas

Latitude
13.1793° or 13° 10′ 46″ north
Longitude
-59.5879° or 59° 35′ 16″ west
Population
14,200
Elevation
230 metres (755 feet)
Open location code
78525CH6+PV
Geo­Names ID
3373551
Wiki­data ID
Q1647432
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Saint Thomas” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: سانت توماس، بربادوس
  • Bengali: সেন্ট থমাস
  • Catalan: Saint Thomas
  • Cebuano: Saint Thomas
  • Chinese: 圣托马斯区
  • Chinese: 聖托馬斯區
  • Cornish: Saint Thomas, Barbados
  • Cornish: Saint Thomas
  • Danish: Saint Thomas
  • Dutch: Saint Thomas
  • Esperanto: Sankta Tomaso
  • Finnish: Saint Thomas
  • French: Saint Thomas
  • French: Saint-thomas
  • Galician: Saint Thomas
  • German: Saint Thomas
  • Greek: Άγιος Θωμάς, Μπαρμπάντος
  • Greek: Άγιος Θωμάς
  • Gujarati: સેન્ટ થોમસ
  • Hindi: सेंट थॉमस, बारबाडोस
  • Hindi: सेंट थॉमस
  • Indonesian: Parish Saint Thomas
  • Indonesian: Saint Thomas, Barbados
  • Indonesian: Saint Thomas
  • Italian: Saint Thomas
  • Japanese: セント・トーマス (バルバドス)
  • Japanese: セント・トーマス
  • Japanese: セント・トーマス教区
  • Kannada: ಸೇಂಟ್ ಥಾಮಸ್
  • Korean: 세인트토머스구
  • Latvian: Senttomasa
  • Lithuanian: Šv. Tomo parapija
  • Macedonian: Сент Томас
  • Malay: Saint Thomas
  • Marathi: सेंट थॉमस
  • Northern Frisian: Saint Thomas (Sarkspal uun Barbaados)
  • Northern Frisian: Saint Thomas
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Saint Thomas
  • Norwegian: Saint Thomas prestegjeld
  • Norwegian: Saint Thomas
  • Persian: سنت توماس، باربادوس
  • Polish: Saint Thomas
  • Portuguese: Paróquia de Saint Thomas
  • Portuguese: Saint Thomas
  • Romanian: Saint Thomas, Barbados
  • Romanian: Saint Thomas
  • Russian: Сент-Томас
  • Sinhala: ශාන්ත තෝමස්, බාබඩෝස්
  • Sinhala: ශාන්ත තෝමස්
  • Spanish: Parroquia de Saint Thomas
  • Swedish: Saint Thomas
  • Tamil: செயின்ட் தாமஸ்
  • Telugu: సెయింట్ థామస్
  • Thai: เซนต์โทมัส
  • Turkish: Saint Thomas
  • Ukrainian: Парафія Сент-Томас
  • Urdu: سینٹ تھامس، بارباڈوس
  • Vietnamese: Saint Thomas, Barbados
  • Vietnamese: Saint Thomas

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Harrisons Cave and Mount Misery.

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