Southampton Parish is one of the nine parishes of

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. It is named for

Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton, (pronunciation uncertain: "Rezley", "Rizely" (archaic), (present-day) and have been suggested; 6 October 1573 – 10 November 1624) was the only son of Henry Wriothesley, 2nd Earl of So ...

(1573-1624). It is located in the southwest of the island chain, occupying all of the western part of the main island, except for the westernmost tip (which is part of

Sandys Parish Sandys Parish ( "sands") is one of the nine parishes of Bermuda. 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 ...

). It includes the chain's southernmost point, and its north coast comprises much of the coast of the Little Sound (an arm 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 it is joined to

Warwick Parish Warwick Parish is one of the nine parishes of Bermuda. It is named after Robert Rich, 2nd Earl of Warwick (1587-1658). It is located in the central south of the island chain, occupying part of the main island to the southeast of the Great Soun ...

. 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 6,421 in 2016. Natural features in Southampton include Whale Bay, Church Bay, Horseshoe Bay, and Riddell's Bay. Other notable features of Southampton include the Whale Bay Fort, and

Gibbs Hill Lighthouse Built in 1844 by Cottam and Hallen of Cornwall Road, Lambeth; in their works within sight of Waterloo Bridge Erected by the Royal Engineers, the Gibb's Hill Lighthouse is the taller of two lighthouses on Bermuda, and one of the first lighthouses ...

, which stands on the chain's highest point.

Education

Schools in the parish: * Southampton Preschool * Heron Bay Primary School * Port Royal Primary School * Dalton E. Tucker Primary SchoolHome
Dalton E. Tucker Primary School. Retrieved on September 14, 2016. * Bermuda Institute (private school) Hotels The Reefs Resort and Club Coral Beach Tennis Club

Sports

Southampton Rangers Southampton Rangers Sports Club is a Bermudian football club based in the parish of Southampton who participate in the Bermudian First Division. They play their home games at the Southampton Oval. History Founded in the 1950s, the club has won ...

football club play their home games at the Southampton Oval.

References

External links

Bermuda Online
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