Saint James Windward is the largest of five parishes on the island of Nevis.

In terms of land area, Saint James is the largest in Saint Kitts and Nevis, but it is also one of the least populated, as it is mainly consisting of small communities separated by larger areas of dry scrub.

The villages in this parish include Newcastle, Rawlins, Mount Lily, Fountain, Camps, Burnaby, Hicks, Brick Kiln, Whitehall, and Butlers.

The parish also includes an ancient weathered volcanic core called Round Hill and a smaller coastal core called Hurricane Hill.

At the southern end of the parish there are extensive colonial sugarcane plantation ruins: