Saddlers is a town in Saint John Capesterre Parish, on

Saint Kitts Saint Kitts, officially Saint Christopher, is an island in the West Indies. The west side of the island borders the Caribbean Sea, and the eastern coast faces the Atlantic Ocean. Saint Kitts and the neighbouring island of Nevis constitute one ...

island in

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. It is the co-capital of the parish along with

Dieppe Bay Town Dieppe Bay Town is a town in Saint John Capisterre Parish in the island of Saint Kitts, in the country of Saint Kitts and Nevis in the West Indies. History The first settlement was founded in 1538, when a group of French Huguenots refugees, th ...

. Originally the parish territory was partly ruled by

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and partly by the

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. When Britain took full control of the island in 1713, both capitals remained.

Geography

A notable volcanic rock formation, Black Rocks, lies just to the southeast of the town. Its population is estimated at 1,205.

Geography

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