Thorpes

Thorpes is a suburb in Saint James, Barbados. Thorpes is situated nearby to the neighborhood Haynesville, as well as near Oakwood Park.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Queen’s College and Paynes Bay.

Queen’s College

College

Queen's College is a public secondary school in Barbados that was established in 1883. It is a multi-racial school with students drawn from a wide cross-section of the Barbadian community.

Paynes Bay

Beach

Paynes Bay, sometimes called the "Platinum Coast", is located on the west coast of Barbados. The resort hotel Sandy Lane is situated at the northern end of Paynes Bay.

The Three Ws Oval is a cricket field at the entrance of the Cave Hill Campus of the University of the West Indies in Barbados. Mostly known for the sculpture in the shape of three large wickets that stand tall on the incline above the field, the 3Ws Oval was one of the team warm-up venues for the 2007 Cricket World Cup finals, which were played at the nearby Kensington Oval stadium.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cave Hill and Warrens.

Cave Hill

Suburb

Photo: CaribDigita, Public domain.

Cave Hill, St. Michael, is a suburban area situated in the parish of Saint Michael, Barbados. It is located about 4 km north-west of the capital city Bridgetown, along the west coast of Barbados.

Warrens

Suburb

Photo: Inharmonicpartials, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The City of Warrens, located in the parish of Saint Michael, is one of the fastest developing areas in the country of Barbados. In the span of a few years beginning around the year 2000, the Warrens, Saint Thomas area has become synonymous with new money flowing into the country and for the development in the form of newly constructed tall buildings. Warrens is situated 2½ km southeast of Thorpes.

Holetown

Town

Photo: CaribDigita, Public domain.

Holetown is a small city located in the Caribbean island nation of Barbados. Holetown is located in the parish of Saint James on the sheltered west coast of the island. Holetown is situated 3½ km north of Thorpes.

Thorpes

Type: Suburb
Category: locality
Location: Saint James, Barbados, Lesser Antilles, Caribbean, North America
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Latitude

13.15563° or 13° 9′ 20″ north

Longitude

-59.62501° or 59° 37′ 30″ west

Elevation

84 metres (276 feet)

Open location code

7852594F+7X

OpenStreetMap ID

node 439176630

OpenStreetMap feature

place=suburb

GeoNames ID

11894004

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