Bermudian Valley

Bermudian Valley
Ghost town
Bermudian Valley
Coordinates: 17°02′38″N 61°53′07″W / 17.04389°N 61.88528°W / 17.04389; -61.88528
CountryAntigua and Barbuda
ParishSaint Mary
DivisionBermudian Valley

Bermudian Valley is a ghost town in Saint Mary, Antigua and Barbuda. Bermudian Valley was granted town status in 1675, the designation establishing the settlement as one of six official places of trade.[1][2] Bermudian Valley was the headtown of the eponymous Bermudian Valley Division, which continued to be a functioning administrative division after the town's depopulation.[3] Bermudian Valley was abadoned in 1842, around the same time as Bridgetown.[4] The present-day village of Ffryes is located where the town once stood, and the valley itself is now known as the Orange Valley.[5]

References

  1. ^ A Chronological History of Town Beginnings at Settlement in Antigua (PDF).
  2. ^ Lanaghan, Mrs. "Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume 1 (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day". Retrieved 2025-12-28.
  3. ^ Map by Henry Martin Adams, 1891.
  4. ^ "ANTIGUA & BARBUDA'S CULTURAL HERITAGE". antiguahistory.net. Archived from the original on 2016-04-22. Retrieved 2025-12-28.
  5. ^ "Ffry's – Antigua Sugar Mills". Retrieved 2025-12-28.
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