Sharon Moravian Church

Sharon Moravian Church is in the south of the centrally located Saint Thomas parish in Barbados. It was built in 1799 at the behest of missionaries. The missionaries were from the Moravian Church, which originated in the Czech provinces of Bohemia and Moravia.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Queen’s College and Three Ws Oval.

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. Queen’s College is situated 2½ km west of Sharon Moravian Church.

Three Ws Oval

Pitch

Photo: CaribDigita, Public domain.

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. Three Ws Oval is situated 3½ km southwest of Sharon Moravian Church.

Combermere School

School

Combermere School is a school in Barbados, one of the oldest schools in the Caribbean, established in 1695. Its alumni include several leading cricketers, David Thompson, sixth prime minister of Barbados and other politicians, several authors, the singer Rihanna, and Wilfred Wood, first black bishop in the Church of England. Combermere School is situated 4 km south of Sharon Moravian Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Warrens and Hopewell.

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.

Hopewell

Village

Hopewell is a settlement in Saint Thomas Parish, Barbados. Hopewell has an estimated population of approximately 100-150 inhabitants; however, actual data cannot be found. Hopewell is situated 3½ km northeast of Sharon Moravian Church.

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. Cave Hill is situated 3½ km southwest of Sharon Moravian Church.

Sharon Moravian Church

Type: Church
Description: church in Saint Thomas, Barbados
Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
Location: Saint Thomas, Barbados, Lesser Antilles, Caribbean, North America
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Latitude

13.15179° or 13° 9′ 7″ north

Longitude

-59.60046° or 59° 36′ 2″ west

Open location code

7852592X+PR

OpenStreetMap ID

way 541354403

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

building=church

Wikidata ID

Q7490159

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