Speightstown (/ˈspaɪtstaʊn/), also known as Little Bristol, is the second largest City centre of Barbados. It is situated 12 miles (19 km) north of the capital city of Bridgetown, in the northern parish of Saint Peter.
The City is named after William Speight, a member of Barbados' first Assembly during the Settlement years, and the former owner of the land where the City is located.
Speightstown was formally settled around 1630 and in the earliest days of Settlement was Barbados's busiest port (AMS Seaport Code: 27213, UN/LOCODE: BB SPT ). Ships laden with sugar and other commodities left Speightstown bound directly for London and especially Bristol. For this reason Speightstown is sometimes known as Little Bristol. The quaint town has now become the centre of a tourist area as well as a secondary shopping centre.
A downtown street
Arlington House
The town itself is currently the subject of an archaeological research project, the Speightstown Community Archaeology Project (SCAP), which was established in 2010 and involves a collaboration between archaeologists and students of the University of Winchester, the University of the West Indies (Cave Hill) and Barbados Museums. To date work has focused upon an historic buildings categorisation of the town, graveyard memorial survey and excavations at the eighteenth-century coastal fort at Maycock's Bay to the north.
Geography
Boundary
Through Statutory Instrument (S.I) 1984 No. 141, Road Traffic Act, CAP. 295, ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATIONS, and under Schedule Section # 6:[3] The Boundaries of Bridgetown, Speightstown, Holetown and Oistin are cited as follows: 2) "Speightstown: (a) the section of Highway 1 from the entrance of the Alexandra School to Scantleburys Drive; (b) the section of Church Street from its junction with Highway 1 to its junction with Round the Town Road; (c) the section of Chapel Street from its junction with Highway 1 to its junction with Round the Town Road; (d) the whole section of Gooding Alley.
A Mini Moke rental car on a Speightstown beach (1995).
Actress Claudette Colbert spent six months annually in Speightstown after her retirement.[4] Athlete and actor Oliver Skeete was born in Speightstown.
- Charleston, South Carolina (since November 1997), the original parts of which were based on the plans of Barbados's capital city Bridgetown. Many dispossessed indigo, tobacco and cotton planters departed from Speightstown along with their slaves and helped found Charleston after there was a wholesale move to adopt sugar cane cultivation in Barbados; a land and labour-intensive enterprise which helped usher in the era of Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade in the British West Indies.
speightstown, other, uses, disambiguation, also, known, little, bristol, second, largest, city, centre, barbados, situated, miles, north, capital, city, bridgetown, northern, parish, saint, peter, citycausal, view, queen, street, coordinates, 25444, 64083, 254. For other uses see Speightstown disambiguation Speightstown ˈ s p aɪ t s t aʊ n also known as Little Bristol is the second largest City centre of Barbados It is situated 12 miles 19 km north of the capital city of Bridgetown in the northern parish of Saint Peter SpeightstownCityCausal view of Queen s Street SpeightstownSpeightstownCoordinates 13 15 16 N 59 38 27 W 13 25444 N 59 64083 W 13 25444 59 64083 Coordinates 13 15 16 N 59 38 27 W 13 25444 N 59 64083 W 13 25444 59 64083 1 CountryBarbadosParishSaint PeterElevation11 m 36 ft Population 2013 2 Total3 634WebsiteOfficial websiteThe City is named after William Speight a member of Barbados first Assembly during the Settlement years and the former owner of the land where the City is located Contents 1 History 2 Geography 2 1 Boundary 3 Twin towns sister cities 4 Notable residents 5 ReferencesHistory EditSpeightstown was formally settled around 1630 and in the earliest days of Settlement was Barbados s busiest port AMS Seaport Code 27213 UN LOCODE BB SPT Ships laden with sugar and other commodities left Speightstown bound directly for London and especially Bristol For this reason Speightstown is sometimes known as Little Bristol The quaint town has now become the centre of a tourist area as well as a secondary shopping centre A downtown street Arlington House The town itself is currently the subject of an archaeological research project the Speightstown Community Archaeology Project SCAP which was established in 2010 and involves a collaboration between archaeologists and students of the University of Winchester the University of the West Indies Cave Hill and Barbados Museums To date work has focused upon an historic buildings categorisation of the town graveyard memorial survey and excavations at the eighteenth century coastal fort at Maycock s Bay to the north Geography EditBoundary EditThrough Statutory Instrument S I 1984 No 141 Road Traffic Act CAP 295 ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATIONS and under Schedule Section 6 3 The Boundaries of Bridgetown Speightstown Holetown and Oistin are cited as follows 2 Speightstown a the section of Highway 1 from the entrance of the Alexandra School to Scantleburys Drive b the section of Church Street from its junction with Highway 1 to its junction with Round the Town Road c the section of Chapel Street from its junction with Highway 1 to its junction with Round the Town Road d the whole section of Gooding Alley A Mini Moke rental car on a Speightstown beach 1995 Actress Claudette Colbert spent six months annually in Speightstown after her retirement 4 Athlete and actor Oliver Skeete was born in Speightstown Twin towns sister cities EditSpeightstown has been twinned with Reading Berkshire England since 2003 5 6 Charleston South Carolina since November 1997 the original parts of which were based on the plans of Barbados s capital city Bridgetown Many dispossessed indigo tobacco and cotton planters departed from Speightstown along with their slaves and helped found Charleston after there was a wholesale move to adopt sugar cane cultivation in Barbados a land and labour intensive enterprise which helped usher in the era of Trans Atlantic Slave Trade in the British West Indies Notable residents EditClaudette ColbertReferences Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Speightstown Speightstown Barbados Google Maps Retrieved 20 August 2011 World population data Road Traffic Act Pace Eric 1996 07 31 Claudette Colbert Unflappable Heroine of Screwball Comedies is Dead at 92 The New York Times Reading Town Twinning Reading Borough Council Archived from the original on 2013 05 09 Retrieved 2013 07 14 twinning Archived 2011 05 27 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Speightstown amp oldid 1052873902, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
