The Valley, Anguilla
The Valley | ||
---|---|---|
Town and District | ||
Overseas Territory Anguilla | | |
Area | ||
• Land | 2.72 km2 (1.05 sq mi) | |
Elevation | 9 m (30 ft) | |
Population (2020) | ||
• Total | 3,269 |
The Valley is the
History
Historical landmarks
The Valley has few examples of colonial architecture due to the relocation of Anguilla's administration to
The ruins of the Old Court House are located on Crocus Hill, the island's highest point. All that remains are the broken walls of a few basement jail cells. At Cross Roads at the western edge of The Valley is Wallblake House, a plantation home built around 1787 that is now owned by the Catholic Church (the parish priest lives there) and St. Gerard's Catholic Church, with its highly original façade of pebbles, stones, cement, wood and tile.
Geography
Location
The town is located in the middle of the island, in front of Crocus Bay and nearby Crocus Hill, the island's highest point. Nearest villages are North Side, The Quarter, North Hill and George Hill.
Climate
The Valley has a
Climate data for The Valley | |||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 32 (90) |
32 (90) |
32 (90) |
32 (90) |
34 (93) |
32 (90) |
35 (95) |
37 (99) |
36 (97) |
33 (91) |
32 (90) |
32 (90) |
37 (99) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 28 (82) |
28 (82) |
28 (82) |
28 (82) |
30 (86) |
31 (88) |
31 (88) |
31 (88) |
31 (88) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
28 (82) |
30 (86) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 26 (79) |
26 (79) |
26 (79) |
27 (81) |
27 (81) |
28 (82) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
28 (82) |
27 (81) |
26 (79) |
27 (81) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
26 (79) |
26 (79) |
26 (79) |
26 (79) |
26 (79) |
25 (77) |
24 (75) |
23 (73) |
Record low °C (°F) | 18 (64) |
20 (68) |
21 (70) |
20 (68) |
18 (64) |
20 (68) |
22 (72) |
22 (72) |
22 (72) |
22 (72) |
21 (70) |
20 (68) |
18 (64) |
Average precipitation cm (inches) | 7 (2.8) |
4 (1.6) |
4 (1.6) |
7 (2.8) |
9 (3.5) |
7 (2.8) |
8 (3.1) |
11 (4.3) |
11 (4.3) |
9 (3.5) |
11 (4.3) |
9 (3.5) |
97 (38) |
Average relative humidity (%)
|
77 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 77 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 77 | 76 |
Source: Weatherbase better source needed ]
|
Demography
Year | 1974 | 1984 | 1994 | 2001 | 2011 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Population | 1,048 | 1,709 | 795 | 1,169 | 1,067[4] |
Transport
The Valley is served by Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport (IATA: AXA, ICAO: TQPF) with some international flights.
Education
There are two government schools, Valley Primary School and Albena Lake-Hodge Comprehensive School (secondary).[5]
Omololu International School, a primary and lower secondary private school, is in The Valley.[6] It was Anguilla's first private school, and opened in 1994 as the Teacher Gloria Omololu Institute. It adopted its current name on 1 April 2013. It uses the International Baccalaureate (IB) curriculum.[7] The name "Omululu" means "Child of God" in the Yoruba language.[8]
Notable people
- Cardigan Connor (born 1961), cricketer
- Carlos Newton (born 1976), mixed martial artist
- Omari Banks (born 1982), musician and cricketer
- Zharnel Hughes (born 1995), sprinter
- Dee-Ann Kentish-Rogers (born 1993), politician and former model
See also
References
- ^ "Number of Dwellings and Persons for Censuses 1974 – 2001 (Table 2)". Statistics Department of Anguilla. Retrieved 2008-04-16.
- ^ Climate Summary for The Valley, Anguilla
- better source needed]
- ^ Anguilla census data at Statoids.com
- ^ "Schools." Government of Anguilla. Retrieved on December 7, 2017.
- ^ "Contact us." Omololu International School. Retrieved on December 7, 2017. "Adress [sic]: P.O Box 703 The Valley Anguilla BWI, AI2640"
- ^ "About us." Omololu International School. Retrieved on December 7, 2017.
- ^ "History Of Omololu." Omololu International School. Retrieved on December 7, 2017.