Paget Parish is one of the nine parishes of Bermuda. It is named for

William Paget, 4th Baron Paget de Beaudesert William Paget, 4th Baron Paget of Beaudesert (1572 – 29 August 1629) was an English peer and colonist born in Beaudesert House, Staffordshire, England to Thomas Paget, 3rd Baron Paget and Nazareth Newton. His grandfather was William Paget, 1st ...

(1572–1629). The parish is located in the central south of the island chain, immediately south of Hamilton Harbor on the main island. It is joined to Warwick Parish in the southwest, and

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 H ...

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 5,899 in 2016. Other notable features of Paget include

Bermuda College Bermuda College is a community college in Paget Parish, Bermuda. Overview The only post-secondary educational institution in Bermuda, Bermuda College offers a variety of academic, technical and professional courses in the Divisions of Applied Sc ...

, the Bermuda Division of the British Red Cross,

Bermuda Botanical Gardens Bermuda Botanical Gardens features of flowers, shrubs, and trees. The Botanical Gardens are in Paget Parish, Bermuda, a short drive from downtown Hamilton Hamilton may refer to: People * Hamilton (name), a common British surname and occasio ...

and Masterworks Museum of Bermuda Art. CAMDEN, PAGET PARISH, BERMUDA

Education

Public primary schools: *St. Paul's PreschoolGOVERNMENT, PRIVATE SCHOOLS & BERMUDA COLLEGE 2012/2013
" Bermuda Ministry of Education. Retrieved on September 14, 2016. *Gilbert Institute ** it has 130 students and has Bermuda's sole primary deaf and hearing impaired student programme. In 2016 the Bermudian government proposed closing the school. Members of the PTA suggested the school could reduce costs by using parents to carry out maintenance. Grant Gibbons, the former Bermudian Minister for Education, expressed support to keep Gilbert open. *Paget Primary School Natural features in Paget include Hamilton Harbor, Coral Beach, Elbow Beach, and Grape Bay, as well as Salt Kettle, a peninsula which protects the approach to Hamilton Harbour, and Hinson's Island, which though geographically closer to Warwick Parish, is part of Paget. The island's only hospital, King Edward VII Memorial, is in Paget.

Notable people

* Flora Duffy (born in 1987 in Paget, Bermuda) is a triathlete, olympic medalist * Brian Duperreault (born in 1947 in Paget, Bermuda) is CEO of AIG *

William Gilbert Gosling William Gilbert Gosling (September 8, 1863 – November 5, 1930) was a politician, businessman and author. From 1916 to 1920, he served as the mayor of St. John's, Newfoundland. Early life William Gilbert Gosling was born in Paget Parish, B ...

(1863 in Paget Parish – 1930 in Bermuda) was a Canadian politician, businessman and author. From 1916 to 1920, he served as the mayor of St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. *

Jade Hannah Jade Hannah (born 24 January 2002) is a Canadian swimmer. She competed at the 2017 World Junior Swimming Championships in Indianapolis where she was part of a Canadian team that set the junior world record and championship record in the girl's ...

(born in 2002 in Paget, Bermuda) is a Canadian swimmer

References

External links

Bermuda Online
Parishes of Bermuda {{Bermuda-geo-stub