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. It is named after English aristocrat
William Herbert, 3rd Earl of Pembroke
William Herbert, 3rd Earl of Pembroke (8 April 158010 April 1630) , of Wilton House in Wiltshire, was an English nobleman, politician and courtier. He served as Chancellor of the University of Oxford and together with King James I founded Pem ...
(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 Hamilton may refer to:
People
* Hamilton (name), a common British surname and occasional given name, usually of Scottish origin, including a list of persons with the surname
** The Duke of Hamilton, the premier peer of Scotland
** Lord Hamilt ...
on three sides (the fourth being taken up by the shore of
Hamilton Harbour
Hamilton Harbour, formerly known as Burlington Bay, lies on the western tip of Lake Ontario, bounded on the northwest by the City of Burlington, on the south by the City of Hamilton, and on the east by Hamilton Beach (south of the Burlington Ba ...
). As such, its shape bears some passing resemblance to the county of
Pembrokeshire
Pembrokeshire ( ; cy, Sir Benfro ) is a Local government in Wales#Principal areas, county in the South West Wales, south-west of Wales. It is bordered by Carmarthenshire to the east, Ceredigion to the northeast, and the rest by sea. The count ...
in
Wales
Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the Wales–England border, east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the ...
. The peninsula juts into the eastern side of the
Great Sound
The Great Sound is large ocean inlet (a sound) located in Bermuda. It may be the submerged remains of a Pre-Holocene volcanic caldera. Other geologists dispute the origin of the Bermuda Pedestal as a volcanic hotspot.
Geography
The Great Sound d ...
, the large expanse of water which dominates the geography of western Bermuda. In the east, Pembroke meets
Devonshire Parish Devonshire Parish is one of the nine parishes of Bermuda. Originally named ''Cavendish Tribe'' and later Devonshire Tribe, for William Cavendish, 1st Earl of Devonshire (1552–1626). ''Devonshire Redoubt'', on Castle Island, one of the Castle Har ...
. 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
Government House is the name of many of the official residences of governors-general, governors and lieutenant-governors in the Commonwealth and the remaining colonies of the British Empire. The name is also used in some other countries.
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Pembroke Marsh East
Pembroke may refer to:
Places
Australia
* Electoral division of Pembroke, an electoral division in Tasmania
* Pembroke Land District, formerly Pembroke County, Tasmania
Bermuda
* Pembroke Parish
Canada
* Pembroke, West Hants, Nova Scotia
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was designated a
Ramsar site
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The Berkeley Institute
The Berkeley Institute is a public senior high school in Pembroke Parish, Bermuda. As of 2016, it had about 500 students.About us ...
(public senior school)
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Bermuda High School
The Bermuda High School is a private school in Pembroke, Bermuda. It was founded in 1894. It is an all-girls school from the Early Years Programme to Year Eleven, and co-educational for the two-year IB Diploma Programme.
Foundations
BHS was fou ...
(private school)
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Saltus Grammar School
Saltus Grammar School, founded in 1880, is an independent school in Pembroke Parish, Bermuda. It was a boys' school until 1992, when it became co-educational. It has two campuses, one for the Lower Primary (Foundation - Year 2) and one for the U ...
* Dellwood Middle School (public middle school)
* Mount Saint Agnes Academy (private school)Contact ." Mount Saint Agnes Academy. Retrieved on September 14, 2016. "Physical Address: 19 Dundonald Street West Hamilton, HM09 Bermuda"
Gallery
File:Government_House,_Mount_Langton.jpg, ''Mount Langton'', the Government House of Bermuda from 1814 (when it moved from St. George's) to 1892, in 1857
File:039 Pitt's Bay, nära Hamilton.jpg, Pitt's Bay, 1895
File:Trinity Church chapel-of-ease in City of Hamilton, Bermuda 1879.jpg, The original ''Trinity Church'' chapel-of-ease in 1879
File:Royal Navy and British Army Church Parade at Hamilton Bermuda ca1900.jpg, A Church Parade by the Royal Navy and British Army in front of the incomplete cathedral, circa 1900