Warwick Parish
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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
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
Christ Church on Middle Road, Warwick is one of the world's oldest
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.[2]
Education
Schools in the parish include:
- Warwick Preschool[3]
- Purvis Primary School[4]
- T.N. Tatem Middle School[5]
- 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 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
References
- ^ "Bermuda 2016 Census" (PDF). Bermuda Department of Statistics. December 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
- ^ PHC set to reopen stadium in style - Royal Gazette
- ^ Home. Warwick Preschool. Retrieved on September 14, 2016.
- ^ Home. Purvis Primary School. Retrieved on September 14, 2016.
- ^ Home. T.N. Tatem Middle School. Retrieved on September 14, 2016.