▁by ▁the ▁Ring ▁Road ▁B yp ass ▁or ▁more ▁commonly ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁ABC ▁Highway ), ▁sit ▁close ▁to ▁the ▁borders ▁of ▁the ▁neighbour ing ▁par ishes ▁Christ ▁Church ▁and ▁St . ▁James . ▁The ▁Grant ley ▁Adams ▁International ▁Airport ▁for ▁Barb ados , ▁is ▁located ▁ ▁sout heast ▁of ▁Br idget own ▁city ▁centre , ▁and ▁has ▁daily ▁fl ights ▁to ▁major ▁cities ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom , ▁United ▁States , ▁Canada ▁and ▁the ▁Car ib bean . ▁There ▁is ▁no ▁longer ▁a ▁local ▁municipal ▁government , ▁but ▁it ▁is ▁a ▁constitu ency ▁of ▁the ▁national ▁Parliament . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁short - l ived ▁ 1 9 5 0 s - 1 9 6 0 s ▁Federation ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁West ▁Indian ▁Territ ories , ▁Br idget own ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁three ▁capital ▁cities ▁within ▁the ▁region ▁being ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁Federal ▁capital ▁of ▁region . ▁ ▁The ▁present - day ▁location ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁was ▁established ▁by ▁English ▁sett lers ▁in ▁ 1 6 2 8 ; ▁a ▁previous ▁settlement ▁under ▁the ▁authority ▁of ▁Sir ▁William ▁Cour ten ▁was ▁at ▁St . ▁James ▁Town . ▁Br idget own ▁is ▁a ▁major ▁West ▁Ind ies ▁tour ist ▁destination , ▁and ▁the ▁city ▁acts ▁as ▁an ▁important ▁financial , ▁inform at ics , ▁convention ▁centre , ▁and ▁cru ise ▁ship ▁port ▁of ▁call ▁in ▁the ▁Car ib bean ▁region . ▁On ▁ 2 5 ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁" H istor ic ▁Br idget own ▁and ▁its ▁G