It is one of four coastal villages located about halfway up the eastern coast of the Caribbean island of Grenada that make up the Grenville Bay Area.

It serves as an economic and transportation hub for that part of the island, and once was home to the largest nutmeg-processing plant in Grenada.

A newly opened bus terminal on Sendal Street allows for organized public transportation in the form of minibuses to and from the town.

This town is not only heavily involved in the agriculture export industry, but is also home to some of the island's top institutions.

Sir Eric Gairy, the first Prime Minister of Grenada, was born in a village just north of Grenville known as Dunfermline.