Smith's Parish
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 Cliffs near Spittal Pond | |
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Smith's Parish is one of the nine parishes of Bermuda. It is named for Sir Thomas Smythe or Smith (1558-1625), one of the nine chief investors in the Somers Islands Company.
Description
Sandys Parish is in the northeast of the main island, at the southern end of Harrington Sound, the large lagoon close to the main island's northeastern tip. It is joined to Devonshire Parish in the southwest and Hamilton Parish in the northeast. In common with the territory's other parishes, Sandys Parish covers just over 2.3 square miles or 1,500 acres; the area allocated to each parish.
Natural features in Smith's include Spittal Pond, John Smith's Beach, Devil's Hole, Gibbet Island, and Spanish Rock.
History
Each of Bermuda's parishes is named after one of the nine chief investors of the Somers Isles Company and in this case, it was named for the Company's first governor, Sir Thomas Smith, who also acted as a governor for the East India Company and treasurer of the Virginia Company. Smith would go on to invest some £60,000 into Bermuda (only £20,000 less than what he invested in the much larger Virginia). Despite this, his contribution to his stake in the colony was minimal, and the area was briefly known as "Harris' Bay".
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Coordinates: 32°18′55″N 64°44′06″W / 32.31528°N 64.735°W
| Parishes of Bermuda |
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Devonshire • Hamilton • Paget • Pembroke • St George's • Sandys • Smith's • Southampton • Warwick |