[citation needed] The northeastern portion of the parish is very sparsely populated with the only settlement in this region being Bethesda.

Saint Paul is home to many amenities and facilities that would only be seen in St. John's City, due to its tourism and yachting importance.

Saint Paul is home to many marinas, one of the only ports of entry in the country, and a station of the Antigua and Barbuda Coast Guard.

[citation needed] Saint Paul was created in August 1681, when Antigua was divided into five parishes.

Numerous historical relics from the parish can still be seen today, including the Savannah[6] and Guinea Bush plantations.

[7] There are numerous historic communities in Saint Paul, the majority of which are concentrated around English Harbour and Falmouth, which are located in the parish's southern region.

The Antigua Legislature assigned English Harbour to the King for naval use in 1725, and included adjoining land in 1729.

Captain Horatio Nelson arrived in July 1784 as the senior officer of the Northern Division of the West Indies Station, commanding HMS Boreas, until his departure in 1787.

Nelson referred to the harbour as an "infernal hole," while the "residents of these Islands are Americans by connexion and by interest, and are inimical to Great Britain.

Nelson was joined in Dec. 1786 by Captain His Royal Highness Prince Wiliam Henry, commanding HMS Pegasus.

By the end of the Napoleonic Wars a substantial complex of facilities had been developed at English Harbour: in addition to the twin Dockyards, the Harbour accommodated a Victualling Yard, an Ordnance Yard (where the Gunpowder House Hotel now stands) and a Royal Naval Hospital.

The Commissioner (the senior Navy Board official at the Dockyard) resided at Clarence House on a hillside overlooking the bay.

[12] The parish is also home to many ponds, including one of the largest water bodies in the country, Potworks Dam.