Sandys Parish ( "sands") is one of the nine

parishes A parish is a territorial entity in many Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest, often termed a parish priest, who might be assisted by one or ...

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. It is named for English aristocrat Sir Edwin Sandys (1561–1629), and hence there is no apostrophe in the name. It is located in the south west of the island chain, occupying the three islands of Ireland Island, Boaz Island, and the larger Somerset Island, as well as a small part of the main island of Bermuda. These islands make up the western coast of the Great Sound, the large expanse of water which dominates the geography of western Bermuda, where it is joined to Southampton parish. Like most other parishes in Bermuda, it covers 2.3 square miles (about 6.0 km² or 1500 acres). It had a population of 6,983 in 2016. Natural features in Sandys include Ely's Harbor, the Cathedral Rocks,

Daniel's Head Somerset Island is one of the main islands of the chain that makes up Bermuda. It lies in the far west of the territory, and covers 2.84 square kilometres. Description Somerset Island comprises about half of the parish of Sandys, and is the ...

, and Mangrove Bay. Other notable features of Sandys include the Somerset Bridge, which links the mainland to Somerset Island, and the old Royal Naval Dockyard on Ireland Island.

Education

Schools in the Parish: * Lagoon Park Preschool * Somerset Primary School * West End Primary SchoolGOVERNMENT, PRIVATE SCHOOLS & BERMUDA COLLEGE 2012/2013
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. Retrieved on September 14, 2016. * Sandys Middle SchoolHome
Sandys Middle School. Retrieved on September 14, 2016.

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