Kew is a village located on the island of North Caicos in the Turks and Caicos Islands, a British Overseas Territory. The village contains several small houses, churches, small shops, a library and a police station. The surrounding areas consist of heavy vegetation, earning the village the nickname 'garden of the Turks and Caicos'.[2][3][4][5]
Kew | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Kew  Kew | |
| Coordinates: 21°54′50″N 71°59′28″W / 21.914°N 71.991°W | |
| Country |  United Kingdom |
| Overseas territory |  Turks and Caicos Islands |
| District | North Caicos |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Village | 234[1] |
| Climate | BSh |
History
editThe village is named after Kew, Richmond.[6]
In the late 1700s, the village was the location of settlement by Loyalists that were granted settlement by the British crown in the aftermath of the American Revolutionary War. Large cotton plantations were built in the location of the village and operated into the 1800s. Ruins of these plantations include Teron Hill, St. James Hill and Wades Green Plantations.[2][5]
References
edit- ^ "Wades Green Plantation in Providenciales and Caicos - Attractions". Frommer's. Retrieved 2016-04-18.
- ^ a b "Royal Britannic Gardens, Kew". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- ^ "Kew Public Library". gov.tc.
- ^ "KEW – ENGLISH". cogoptci.org.
- ^ a b ""Once the capital"". cityseeker.com.
- ^ "Kew". Visit Turks and Caicos Islands. Retrieved 13 October 2024.