Ffryes or Frye's, is a small place in Saint Mary's Parish on the island of Antigua, in the state of Antigua and Barbuda.
3-582: Plantations were established here as early as the beginning of colonisation, and the Valley Road was built to connect Bolans to the Old Road along the southwest coast. One of these is associated with the Frye family, who are most likely originally from Ireland, which is where the name Frye's Valley for the area originates. In St. Phillips, on the eastern side of the island, the name Ffryes is also present. The Bermudian Valley
6-586: The Historic Sugar Plantation nearby. There are still two historic windmill ruins south of the hamlet. The area encompasses a number of the island's more tranquil bays, including Coco Bay (also known as Little Ffryes Beach), Ffryes Bay (also known as Big Ffryes Beach), and Valley Church Bay (formerly known as Frye's Bay) in the north. The area contains even more significant natural areas: the Valley Church Bay Important Bird Area;
9-569: Was the name given to the hinterland. The place was also the site of another church, Our Lady of the Valley Anglican Church, from which the location gets its official name. Today, the church serves as the parish of St. Mary's in Old Road. The Cocos Hotel and Coco Bay Resort were constructed on the coast in the 1980s. This area is also home to the Orange Valley Agricultural Station, one of the island's bigger farms, with
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