| UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
|---|---|
 Captain John Smith's 1624 map of Bermuda, showing contemporary fortifications. | |
| Location | Bermuda, British Overseas Territories, United Kingdom |
| Criteria | Cultural: (iv) |
| Reference | 983 |
| Inscription | 2000 (24th Session) |
| Area | 257.5 ha (636 acres) |
| Buffer zone | 746 ha (1,840 acres) |
| Coordinates | 32°22′46″N 64°40′40″W / 32.37944°N 64.67778°W |
  Location of Historic Town of St George and Related Fortifications, Bermuda in Bermuda  Historic Town of St George and Related Fortifications, Bermuda (North Atlantic) | |
The Historic Town of St George and Related Fortifications is the name used by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization's (UNESCO) World Heritage Committee to identify collectively as a World Heritage Site St. George's Town, founded in 1612 (following the 1609 wreck on Bermuda's reefs of the Sea Venture), and a range of fortifications, batteries, and magazines built between 1612 and 1939, the last of which was removed from use in 1953.[1][2]
St. George's, located on the island, and within the parish of the same names, is the oldest surviving English town in the New World. Originally called New London, it was founded by the Virginia Company and was Bermuda's capital until 1815. It contains many historic buildings, including St. Peter's Church (consecrated in 1612, though the oldest parts of the present structure date to 1620), the oldest Protestant church in the New World, the State House, which had housed the Parliament of Bermuda from 1620 until 1815, and many other historical buildings, including the Tucker House, the Globe Hotel, the Mitchell House, Stuart Lodge, the Old Rectory, the Bridge House, the Carriage House, and the Unfinished Church.
- ^ Bermuda Forts 1612–1957, Dr. Edward C. Harris, The Bermuda Maritime Museum Press, The Bermuda Maritime Museum, P.O. Box MA 133, Mangrove Bay, Bermuda MA BX, ISBN 0-921560-11-7
- ^ UNESCO World Heritage Centre: Historic Town of St George and Related Fortifications, Bermuda