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Devonshire Parish is one of the nine parishes of Bermuda
Bermuda

Bermuda is a British overseas territory in the Atlantic Ocean. Located off the east coast of the United States, it is situated around 1770 kilometres northeast of Miami, Florida, and 1350 kilometres south of Halifax Regional Municipality, Canada....
. It is named for William Cavendish, 1st Earl of Devonshire
William Cavendish, 1st Earl of Devonshire

William Cavendish, 1st Earl of Devonshire was a politician and a supporter of Virginia Colony. He was the second son of Sir William Cavendish and Bess of Hardwick....
 (1552-1626).

It is located in the centre of the territory, close to the junction between the main part of the main island and the peninsula containing the capital, Hamilton
Hamilton, Bermuda

Hamilton is the Capital of Bermuda. It is located on the north side of Hamilton Harbour, Bermuda, and is Bermuda's main port. Although there is a parish of the Hamilton Parish, Bermuda, the city of Hamilton is in the parish of Pembroke Parish, Bermuda....
, and Pembroke Parish
Pembroke Parish, Bermuda

Pembroke Parish is one of the nine parishes of Bermuda. It is named after English aristocrat William Herbert, 3rd Earl of Pembroke .It occupies most of the short peninsula which juts from the central north coast of Bermuda's main island, and surrounds the city of Hamilton, Bermuda on three sides ....
 (to which it is joined in the west).






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Devonshire Parish is one of the nine parishes of Bermuda
Bermuda

Bermuda is a British overseas territory in the Atlantic Ocean. Located off the east coast of the United States, it is situated around 1770 kilometres northeast of Miami, Florida, and 1350 kilometres south of Halifax Regional Municipality, Canada....
. It is named for William Cavendish, 1st Earl of Devonshire
William Cavendish, 1st Earl of Devonshire

William Cavendish, 1st Earl of Devonshire was a politician and a supporter of Virginia Colony. He was the second son of Sir William Cavendish and Bess of Hardwick....
 (1552-1626).

It is located in the centre of the territory, close to the junction between the main part of the main island and the peninsula containing the capital, Hamilton
Hamilton, Bermuda

Hamilton is the Capital of Bermuda. It is located on the north side of Hamilton Harbour, Bermuda, and is Bermuda's main port. Although there is a parish of the Hamilton Parish, Bermuda, the city of Hamilton is in the parish of Pembroke Parish, Bermuda....
, and Pembroke Parish
Pembroke Parish, Bermuda

Pembroke Parish is one of the nine parishes of Bermuda. It is named after English aristocrat William Herbert, 3rd Earl of Pembroke .It occupies most of the short peninsula which juts from the central north coast of Bermuda's main island, and surrounds the city of Hamilton, Bermuda on three sides ....
 (to which it is joined in the west). To the northeast, it is joined to Smith's Parish
Smith's Parish, Bermuda

Smith's Parish is one of the nine parishes of Bermuda. It is named for English aristocrat Sir Thomas Smythe/Smythe ....
, and to the southwest it borders Paget Parish
Paget Parish, Bermuda

Paget Parish is one of the nine parishes of Bermuda. It is named for William Paget, 4th Baron Paget de Beaudesert .It is located in the central south of the island chain, immediately south of Hamilton Harbor, Bermuda on the main island....
. As with most of Bermuda's parishes, it covers just over 2.3 square miles (about 6.0 kmē or 1500 acres).

Natural features in Devonshire include Devonshire Bay.

Other notable features of Devonshire include Devonshire Dock, Fort Langton and Fort Devonshire, as well as the Bermuda National Stadium
Bermuda National Stadium

Bermuda National Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Devonshire Parish, Bermuda, Bermuda, just to the east of the capital, Hamilton, Bermuda. It is currently used mostly for football matches....
.

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