St. Philip's, Antigua and Barbuda

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St. Philip's (North Antiguan: Sen Filip) is a village in the parish of Saint Philip, Antigua and Barbuda. St. Philip's is the capital of Saint Philip, and one of the smallest settlements in Antigua and Barbuda. St. Philip's had a population of 131 in 2011, and an area of 0.57 square kilometres. St. Philip's is south of Newfield and the Ffryes sugar estate and west of Freetown. It is home to the parish church and a post office. The village has an elevation of 107 metres and overlooks Willoughby Bay.

An estate known as Ffryes was first mentioned in 1665. At the time, the estate was owned by John Frye and was sized at 132 acres. When slavery was abolished, the estate was given about £1,500 to compensate for eighty-six slaves on the plantation. In 1830, the St. Philip's Anglican Church was established in the village, making the village the administrative centre of the parish. According to an 1856 report, the estate of Ffryes had a population of thirty-seven men and forty women. Since then, the village has had a very small population and has been mostly based around the church. The name St. Philip's likely originated from the church as well.