It is located on the main island of Saint Kitts and the parish capital is Cayon.

The coastline is marked by the beautiful (but dangerous due to Atlantic waves) black-sand beach of Hermitage Bay on the North Coast.

The town of Cayon dominates the central portion of the parish, with the smaller villages of Lodge and Ottley's to the North.

All the lands surrounding these villages are covered in peasant farms and abandoned sugar cane estates, up to 1,000 ft (300 m) above sea level, when forests take over.

There are many notable ravines in the parish, indicating that it may be one of the oldest parts of island, after the South East Peninsula.

The main crops produced are fruits and ground provisions, with livestock production in the parish being especially high.