The town is centred on St Mary's Church, part of the Anglican Diocese of St Helena and the former Exiles Club, built as a Royal Marines barracks at the time of Napoleon's exile to Saint Helena in the early 19th century.
A cidade céntrase na igrexa de Santa María, parte da anglicana Diocese de Santa Helena e o antigo Club dos Exiliados, construído como cuartel dos Royal Marines no momento do exilio de Napoleón en Santa Helena a principios do século XIX.