Grenville, Grenada
Encyclopedia
Grenville is the second largest city in Grenada
, after St. George's
, and it is the capital of the largest parish, Saint Andrew Parish
. Grenville is located on Grenville Bay, about halfway up the east coast of the Caribbean island of Grenada and is heavily involved in the agriculture export industry. Grenville's Anglican Church and school stand at the north end of Victoria Street, the main thoroughfare along the bay.
The city has a population of about 2,400 residents, with many more in the surrounding region. It serves as an economic and transportation hub for that part of the island, having the largest nutmeg
-processing plant in Grenada. From the city's marketplace you can find minibuses (the common form of public transportation on the island) to areas all around the island. It is located near Grenada's first airport, Pearls Airport
, which became disused when a new airport was built.
Eric Gairy
, the first Prime Minister of Grenada, was born in Dunfermline near Grenville.
In 1981 Grenville Magistrate Court was built.
Grenada
Grenada is an island country and Commonwealth Realm consisting of the island of Grenada and six smaller islands at the southern end of the Grenadines in the southeastern Caribbean Sea...
, after St. George's
St. George's, Grenada
St. George's, population 89,018 , with an agglomeration of 4,500 people , is the capital of Grenada, . The city is surrounded by a hillside of an old volcano crater and is on a horseshoe-shaped harbor....
, and it is the capital of the largest parish, Saint Andrew Parish
Saint Andrew Parish, Grenada
Saint Andrew's is the largest parish in Grenada. The main town is Grenville, which is also Grenada's second largest town after St George's. Grenville is also known as La Baye .-History:...
. Grenville is located on Grenville Bay, about halfway up the east coast of the Caribbean island of Grenada and is heavily involved in the agriculture export industry. Grenville's Anglican Church and school stand at the north end of Victoria Street, the main thoroughfare along the bay.
The city has a population of about 2,400 residents, with many more in the surrounding region. It serves as an economic and transportation hub for that part of the island, having the largest nutmeg
Nutmeg
The nutmeg tree is any of several species of trees in genus Myristica. The most important commercial species is Myristica fragrans, an evergreen tree indigenous to the Banda Islands in the Moluccas of Indonesia...
-processing plant in Grenada. From the city's marketplace you can find minibuses (the common form of public transportation on the island) to areas all around the island. It is located near Grenada's first airport, Pearls Airport
Pearls Airport
Pearls Airport was Grenada's first airport. It is currently under the management of the Grenada Airports Authority. The airport is not in daily operation. In 1984 it was replaced as Grenada's main airport by the Point Salines International Airport. It is now a construction site and go-kart track...
, which became disused when a new airport was built.
Eric Gairy
Eric Gairy
Sir Eric Matthew Gairy was the first Prime Minister of Grenada, serving from Grenada`s independence in 1974 until his overthrow in a coup by Maurice Bishop in 1979...
, the first Prime Minister of Grenada, was born in Dunfermline near Grenville.
History
Founded and named for George Grenville (British Prime Minister, 1763-65). It was the Parish Capital since 1796. Grenville has had a Court House on Sandel Street since c.1886.In 1981 Grenville Magistrate Court was built.