4-488: Sandys Parish ( / s æ n d z / "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 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
8-442: Is divided into nine parishes . There are also two defined municipalities , located in the boundaries of two of the parishes. Bermuda has nine "Parishes", originally called "Tribes". Each of the nine parishes with the exception of St. George's covers the same land area of 597 hectares . The Parishes are not administrative divisions , and have no relationship with Bermuda's electoral districts . Note on pronunciation: Whereas
12-546: The Somerset Bridge , which links the mainland to Somerset Island, and the old Royal Naval Dockyard on Ireland Island. Schools in the Parish: 32°18′00″N 64°52′00″W / 32.30000°N 64.86667°W / 32.30000; -64.86667 This Bermuda location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Administrative divisions of Bermuda The land area of Bermuda
16-631: 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 km 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 , and Mangrove Bay . Other notable features of Sandys include
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