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5-490: 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 Sound , 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

10-442: 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

15-604: The Church of Scotland . Warwick Pond was designated a Ramsar site on May 11, 1999. 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. Schools in the parish include: 32°16′00″N 64°48′30″W  /  32.26667°N 64.80833°W  / 32.26667; -64.80833 Administrative divisions of Bermuda The land area of Bermuda

20-528: The former rifle ranges of the Imperial military garrison , which is, today, the home of the Bermuda Regiment , 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 churches outside of Europe. It was founded in 1719 and is part of

25-521: The southwest, and to Paget Parish in the northeast. As with most of Bermuda's parishes, it covers just over 2.3 square miles (about 6.0 km 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 ,

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