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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 Pe ...
(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
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on three sides (the fourth being taken up by the shore of
Hamilton Harbour
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). As such, its shape bears some passing resemblance to the county of
Pembrokeshire
Pembrokeshire ( ; cy, Sir Benfro ) is a county in the south-west of Wales. It is bordered by Carmarthenshire to the east, Ceredigion to the northeast, and the rest by sea. The county is home to Pembrokeshire Coast National Park. The Park ...
in
Wales
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. 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 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
William Cavendish, 1st Earl of Devonshire (27 December 1552 – 3 March ...
. 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
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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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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 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