Marquis is a
town
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world.
Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
in the
French territory of Marquis on the island
Grenada. It is located on the island's east coast, to the south of
Grenville, Grenada
Grenville is the second largest town 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 ...
on the road to
Pomme Rose and
St. David's.
History
In 1795–1796 the hill of '' Battle Hill '' and Marquis was owned by the French.
Marquis was the first capital city of the parish of
Saint Andrew from 1795 to 1796.
The Marquis Pentecostal Church is the Oldest Pentecostal Assemblies of the West Indies (PAWI) church in Grenada and it was Established in May 1927.
References
Populated places in Grenada
Saint Andrew Parish, Grenada
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