Salem, Montserrat
Town in Montserrat, United Kingdom
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Salem is the most populous town in Montserrat, a British Overseas Territory in the West Indies, situated on the western coast of the island, in St Peter Parish.
United KingdomSalem | |
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  Salem Location of Salem within Montserrat  Salem Salem (the Caribbean) | |
| Coordinates: 16°45′N 62°13′W | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Overseas territory |  Montserrat |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,140 (2,011)[1] |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (Atlantic) |
Salem was evacuated on 16 August 1997, after the 1997 eruptions of Soufrière Hills on the island, but was resettled in October 1998.[2]
Beatles record producer George Martin lived in Olveston House, which is in the town of Salem, and set up the renowned AIR Montserrat studios[3] nearby on Friths Road in 1979. The studio is now in ruins, after it was destroyed by Hurricane Hugo in 1989, but Olveston House operates as a guest house.[4][5]
Education
The Montserrat government operates Salem Daycare and Salem Nursery.[6]
The island's only pre-16 years of age secondary school, the government-operated Montserrat Secondary School (MSS), is in Salem. Montserrat Community College (MCC) is a post-16 and tertiary educational institution in Salem.[7]
In the pre-1997 period it was served by Salem Primary School,[8] and Salem Junior Secondary School.[9]