Wildey, Barbados

Last updated April 29, 2019

The Wildey area of the Parish of Saint Michael located roughly 4 km east of Bridgetown, it lies on the border with the Parish of Christ Church. Normally a very busy area with the ABC Highway, Wildey is one of the main convergence points for vehicles travelling either towards the capital-city Bridgetown or towards points in northern Barbados. In recent years the area was reconfigured for traffic mitigation, the tri-directional split or fork in the highway formerly known as the "Wildey Y" was changed to only allow southbound traffic to turn left or right on to Wildey Road only. Northbound traffic must now travel on Wildey Road to Highway R road which brings traffic back to BET hill.

The parish of St. Michael is one of eleven parishes of Barbados. It has a land area of 39 km² and is found at the southwest portion of the island. Saint Michael has survived by name as one of the original six parishes created in 1629 by Governor Sir William Tufton.

The parish of Christ Church is one of eleven historic political divisions of Barbados. It has a land area of 57 km² (22 sq mi) and is found at the southern end of the island. Christ Church has survived by name as one of the original six parishes created in 1629 by Governor Sir William Tufton.

Bridgetown is the capital and largest city of Barbados. Formerly The Town of Saint Michael, the Greater Bridgetown area is located within the parish of Saint Michael. Bridgetown is sometimes locally referred to as "The City", but the most common reference is simply "Town". As of 2014, its metropolitan population stands at roughly 110,000.

Buildings found in the immediate vicinity of Wildey include:

The Barbados National Trust.
The Wildey Gymnasium and Aquatic Centre (at The Sir Gary Sobers Sports Complex).
The regional office for LIME (Formerly both the Barbados Telephone (BarTel) and Barbados External Telephone (BET) buildings.)
The Sagicor Corporation (Formerly the Life of Barbados Insurance Company building)
The Embassy of the United States of America (Covering Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean.)
The mall at Wildey
The Luther Thorne School
The American University of Barbados Campus

The Barbados National Trust, founded in 1960, is an organisation which works to preserve and protect the natural and artistic heritage of Barbados and to increase public awareness of the country's historic and architectural treasures. These include a number of different cemeteries, gardens, historic houses, nature reserves, park areas, windmills and coastal areas.

Coordinates: 13°06′N59°34′W / 13.100°N 59.567°W / 13.100; -59.567

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