{"id":1260,"date":"2017-01-19T09:05:02","date_gmt":"2017-01-19T13:05:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/barbados.org\/blog\/?p=1260"},"modified":"2017-01-19T09:06:12","modified_gmt":"2017-01-19T13:06:12","slug":"fascinating-barbados-placenames","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/barbados.org\/blog\/fascinating-barbados-placenames\/","title":{"rendered":"Fascinating Barbados Placenames… Incl. Penny Hole, Break Neck Hill and Featherbed Lane!"},"content":{"rendered":"

As you travel around Barbados you’ll discover some fascinating place-names with an intriguing story behind them! Here are some of our favourites…..<\/p>\n

Penny Hole<\/strong> – located in the south-eastern parish of St.Philip<\/a>\u00a0this area was once the home of an English priest named Rev. Penny who, in order to get easy access to the beach, cut a hole in a rock on his property!<\/p>\n

Featherbed Lane<\/strong> – also in the parish of\u00a0 St.Philip<\/a>\u00a0this name was derived from two sisters living in the area who owned feather beds, a luxury at the time.<\/p>\n

Tent Bay<\/strong> – this picturesque bay on the east coast of island got its name because a sea captain pitched a tent & lived on this spot!<\/p>\n

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Tent Bay<\/p><\/div>\n

Six Men’s Bay<\/strong> – apparently this name was given when canoes\u00a0carrying 6 Amerindians (early inhabitants of the Caribbean islands) were spotted here.<\/p>\n

Break Neck Hill<\/strong> – this unfortunate name came about as a result of a fatal accident at the scene in which a victim broke his neck.<\/p>\n

The large number of green monkeys<\/a> found on the island has\u00a0given rise to two interesting place-names – Apes Hill<\/strong> in St.James<\/a> and Monkey Jump<\/strong> in St.Joseph<\/a>!<\/p>\n

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Monkeying Around!<\/p><\/div>\n

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