Drax Hall Estate
Drax Hall Estate is a sugarcane plantation situated in Saint George, Barbados, in the Caribbean. Drax Hall still stands on the site where sugarcane was first cultivated on Barbados and is one of the island's two remaining Jacobean houses.- Type: Village
- Description: 17th century plantation home and estate in Barbados
- Also known as: “Drax Hall”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Saint Philip’s Parish Church, Barbados.
Saint Philip’s Parish Church, Barbados
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Saint Philip's Parish Church was built in 1640 as the Anglican church for Saint Philip Parish, Barbados. However the original structure was destroyed in a hurricane in 1780 and was rebuilt in 1786. Saint Philip’s Parish Church, Barbados is situated 3½ km east of Drax Hall Estate.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ellerton and Cherry Grove.
Cherry Grove
Village
Cherry Grove is a populated place in the parish of Saint John, Barbados. Cherry Grove is mainly a residential area. There is a grocery store, a bar & deli, and the Cherry Grove Gospel Hall. Cherry Grove is situated 2½ km north of Drax Hall Estate.
Bowmanston
Hamlet
Bowmanston is a populated place in the parish of Saint John, Barbados. It is the home of the Bowmanston water pumping station. Bowmanston is situated 3 km northeast of Drax Hall Estate.
Drax Hall Estate
- Categories: sugar plantation and locality
- Location: Saint George, Barbados, Lesser Antilles, Caribbean, North America
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Latitude
13.14442° or 13° 8′ 40″ northLongitude
-59.52057° or 59° 31′ 14″ westElevation
172 metres (564 feet)Open location code
78524FVH+QQOpenStreetMap ID
node 9834417238OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From German to Spanish—“Drax Hall Estate” goes by many names.
- German: “Drax Hall Estate”
- Spanish: “Finca Drax Hall”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Drax Hall Great House and Greens New Testament Church of God.
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