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Sandys Parish

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Area
  
6.75 km²

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Points of interest
  
Boaz Island - Bermuda, Royal Naval Dockyard, National Museum of Bermuda, Snorkel Park, Hog Bay Park

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Sandys Parish (/ˈsændz/ SANDZ) 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.

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Map of Sandys Parish, Bermuda

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 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 km² or 1500 acres).

Natural features in Sandys include Ely's Harbor, the Cathedral Rocks, Daniel's Head, and Mangrove Bay.

Other notable features of Sandys include the Somerset Bridge, which links the mainland to Somerset Island, and the old Royal Naval Dockyard on Ireland Island.

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Education

Schools in the Parish:

  • Lagoon Park Preschool
  • Somerset Primary School
  • West End Primary School
  • Sandys Middle School
  • References

    Sandys Parish Wikipedia