Sometime after 1630, the town of St. John's was established as a permanent community. Before this, English fishermen were expressly forbidden by the English government, at the urging of the West Country fishing industry, to establish permanent settlements along the English-controlled coast.
Sometime after 1630 the town of St John's was established as a permanent community Before this English fishermen were expressly forbidden by the English government at the urging of the West Country fishing industry to establish permanent settlements along the English-controlled coast