About Dennery
Dennery is one of ten parishes of the beautiful island of St. Lucia, located on the East Coast. On the South, the district bounds with Praslin and up North, the boundary is the lowest river right up to its source. On the West, it is the mountains which separate the district from the CUL- DE-SAC Valley and the quarter of Castries. Finally, on the East, the sea provides the boundary
The village of Dennery was originally called" Anse Canot" and then "Le Grand Mabouya" by the French. It was later named Dennery in 1768 again by the French, after having been visited by the Governor General of Windward Islands, Count D'ENNERY:-"
The bay which forms part of the coastal village used to be the only place where the produce of the district could be exported during the era of the plantation - slave economy and for a considerable length of time after emancipation. By the 1900's, the situation was improved by the building of the "Goldsworthy Road" between Dennery and Castries.
The village can be described as semi-urban. It contains various Social amenities: a police station, community centre, multi-purpose centre, schools including the Clendon Mason Memorial Secondary School, two playing fields one for cricket the other for football and a multi-purpose court. A village council is responsible for the day to day running of the affairs of the village. There are also a number of clubs, groups and voluntary organizations and religious denominations which pursue a variety of sporting, cultural and religious activities.
One of the principal institutions which has contributed to the Social organizations and development of the village is the Roman Catholic Church. The village plays host to one of the oldest churches in the Country with the construction of the St. Peters Roman Catholic Church having started as early as 1789 and having been completed in 1841. In 1852, it was rebuilt and expanded to accommodate the growing Population. This church remains the pride and joy of the villagers.
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