Warwick Parish is one of the nine parishes of
Bermuda
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. It is named after
Robert Rich, 2nd Earl of Warwick
Robert Rich, 2nd Earl of Warwick (5 June 158719 April 1658), Lord of the Manor of Hunningham,Hunningham, in A History of the County of Warwick: Vol. 6, Knightlow Hundred, ed. L F Salzman (London, 1951), pp. 117–120. was an English colonial ad ...
(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 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, and also a number of islands which lie within that sound. It is joined to
Southampton Parish in the southwest, and to
Paget Parish
Paget Parish is one of the nine parishes of Bermuda. It is named for William Paget, 4th Baron Paget de Beaudesert (1572–1629).
The parish is located in the central south of the island chain, immediately south of Hamilton Harbor on th ...
in the northeast. 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 9,002 in 2016.
Natural features in Warwick include
Warwick Long Bay,
Riddell's Bay,
Darrell's Island,
Hawkins Island,
Long Island, and
Marshall's Island.
Hinson's Island, once part of Warwick, is now part of Paget Parish.
The parish also contains
Warwick Camp, the former rifle ranges of the
Imperial military garrison, which is, today, the home of the
Bermuda Regiment
The Royal Bermuda Regiment (RBR), formerly the Bermuda Regiment, is the home defence unit of the British Overseas Territory of Bermuda. It is a single territorial infantry battalion that was formed on the amalgamation in 1965 of two originally ...
, and most of which doubles as parkland (and the territory of which includes Warwick Long Bay,
Horseshoe Bay, and the smaller beaches between).
Christ Church on Middle Road, Warwick is one of the world's oldest
Presbyterian
Presbyterianism is a part of the Reformed tradition within Protestantism that broke from the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland by John Knox, who was a priest at St. Giles Cathedral (Church of Scotland). Presbyterian churches derive their nam ...
churches outside of Europe. It was founded in 1719 and is part of the
Church of Scotland
The Church of Scotland ( sco, The Kirk o Scotland; gd, Eaglais na h-Alba) is the national church in Scotland.
The Church of Scotland was principally shaped by John Knox, in the Reformation of 1560, when it split from the Catholic Church ...
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Warwick Pond was designated a
Ramsar site on May 11, 1999.
Sports
PHC Zebras football club returned to PHC Field in 2015 after 17 years. It was named Warwick Stadium when it hosted its first match in the Bermuda Football Union.
Education
Schools in the parish include:
* Warwick Preschool
* Purvis Primary School
* T.N. Tatem Middle School
Home
T.N. Tatem Middle School. Retrieved on September 14, 2016.
* Warwick Academy (private school)
Notable people
* Francis Landey Patton (1843 – 1932) Born and schooled in Warwick Parish. Presbyterian minister who went on to become president of what is today Princeton University (1888-1902).
* William Alexander Scott
William Alexander Scott (born 1940) is a politician in Bermuda who is the MP for the Warwick South East constituency. Between 2003 and 2006 he served as the Premier of Bermuda and leader of the Progressive Labour Party (PLP).
Early life
The s ...
CBE JP (born 1940 in Bermuda) is a politician in Bermuda who is the MP for the Warwick South East constituency. Between 2003 and 2006 he served as the Premier of Bermuda
* Dale Russell (born 1955 in Warwick Parish) is a U.S. retired soccer forward who played in the North American Soccer League
* Marco Warren (born 1993 in Warwick Parish) is a Bermudian footballer who plays as a midfielder for PHC Zebras
See also
* St. Anthony's Church
References
External links
Bermuda OnlineChrist Church, Warwick (Church of Scotland)
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Parishes of Bermuda
Ramsar sites in British Overseas Territories