Marquis, Grenada

Marquis
Marquis
Town
	Marquis Location within Grenada
	Coordinates: 12°05′N 61°37′W / 12.083°N 61.617°W
Country	Grenada
Parish	St. Andrew
Elevation	0 ft (0 m)
Time zone	UTC-4

Marquis is a town 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 on the road to Pomme Rose and St. David's.

History[edit]

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[edit]

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v t e Local government and major towns in Grenada
Parish capitals	St. George's Grenville Gouyave Sauteurs Victoria
Former parish capitals	Marquis
Parish	Saint Andrew Saint David Saint George Saint John Saint Mark Saint Patrick
Dependency	Carriacou and Petite Martinique
Dependency capital	Hillsborough
Constituency	Saint Andrew North East Saint Andrew North West Saint Andrew South East Saint Andrew South West Saint Patrick East Saint Patrick West Saint Mark Saint John Saint David Saint George North East Saint George North West Saint George South East Saint George South Town of St George Carriacou and Petite Martinique
Constituency capitals	Hillsborough St. George's Grenville Gouyave Sauteurs Victoria La Fillete Tempe Morne Jaloux Conference Beausejour Sendall
Former constituency	St Patrick's and Carriacou