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Pembroke Parish is one of the nine parishes of Bermuda. It is named after English aristocrat William Herbert, 3rd Earl of Pembroke (1580–1630).

It occupies most of the short peninsula which juts from the central north coast of Bermuda's main island, and surrounds the city of Hamilton on three sides (the fourth being taken up by the shore of Hamilton Harbour). As such, its shape bears some passing resemblance to the county of Pembrokeshire in Wales. The peninsula juts into the eastern side of the Great Sound, the large expanse of water which dominates the geography of western Bermuda. In the east, Pembroke meets Devonshire Parish. As with most of Bermuda's parishes, it covers just over 2.3 square miles (about 6.0 km2 or 1500 acres). It had a population of 11,160 in 2016.

Natural features in Pembroke include Spanish Point, and Point Shares, as well as numerous small islands off Point Shares.

Other notable features of Pembroke include Fort Hamilton and Government House.

Pembroke Marsh East was designated a Ramsar site on 11 May 1999.

Education

Schools in Pembroke Parish

  • St. John's Preschool (public preschool)
  • Northlands Primary School (public primary school)
  • Victor Scott Primary School (public primary school)
    • In 2013 Michael Weeks, PLP, MP praised Victor Scott for making academic improvements. Weeks stated that the school is located in a community with a bad reputation.
  • West Pembroke Primary School (public primary school)
  • The Berkeley Institute (public senior school)
  • Bermuda High School (private school)
  • Saltus Grammar School (private school)

Schools in the City of Hamilton, in Pembroke Parish

  • Dellwood Middle School (public middle school)
  • Mount Saint Agnes Academy (private school)

Gallery

  • Government House, Mount Langton

    Mount Langton, the Government House of Bermuda from 1814 (when it moved from St. George's) to 1892, in 1857

  • 039 Pitt's Bay, nära Hamilton

    Pitt's Bay, 1895

  • Trinity Church chapel-of-ease in City of Hamilton, Bermuda 1879

    The original Trinity Church chapel-of-ease in 1879

  • Royal Navy and British Army Church Parade at Hamilton Bermuda ca1900

    A Church Parade by the Royal Navy and British Army in front of the incomplete cathedral, circa 1900

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Parroquia de Pembroke para niños

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