Saint Peter, Guernsey Explained

Saint Peter
Native Name:Saint Pierre du Bois
Settlement Type:Parish
Mapsize:150px
Coordinates:49.4411°N -2.6411°W
Subdivision Type:Crown Dependency
Subdivision Name:Guernsey, Channel Islands
Leader Title:Electoral district
Leader Name:West
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:6.2
Population Total:2036
Population As Of:2019
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:GMT
Timezone1 Dst:UTC+01

St Peter's (Guernesiais: Saint Pierre), known officially as Saint Pierre du Bois (English: "St. Peter in the Wood"), is a parish in Guernsey. It is the centre for the Guernsey Western Parishes which includes Torteval, St Saviour's and the Forest.

The old Guernesiais nickname for people from Saint Pierre was etcherbaots which means beetles.

The postal code for street addresses in this parish begins with GY7.

St Peter's won the Britain in Bloom small coastal prize in 2015.[1] and a gold medal in the 2016 Champion of Champions competition.[2]

Geography

The parish is located in the West of the Island and has borders with the parishes of Torteval, St. Saviour's, Forest and St. Andrew's.

The parish is mainly countryside with a small village in the centre. The parish church is one of the most unusual in the islands as it is built at the bottom of a small valley and the interior of the church is not flat but diagonal in appearance.

Features

The features of the parish include:

The parish of the Vale hosts:

Politics

Residents of Saint Peter vote in the Island wide voting for deputies, the last election was the 2020 Guernsey general election.

Notable people

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: St Peter’s wins class in national Britain in Bloom . Guernsey press.
  2. Web site: RHS Britain in Bloom 2016 UK Finals Full Results . RHS Britain in Bloom.
  3. Web site: St Peter Parish Memorial, Guernsey . Great War CI.
  4. Web site: PROTECTED BUILDINGS . Environment - Guernsey government.
  5. Web site: Channel Islands Marine Conservation Society Recommended beaches . thebeachguide.co.uk . 24 May 2017.
  6. Web site: Silbe . Visit Guernsey.
  7. Web site: Colin Best nature reserve . La Société Guernesiaise.
  8. Web site: La Claire Mare . La Société Guernesiaise.
  9. Web site: Guernsey Abreuvoirs . La Société Guernesiaise.
  10. Book: Dillon, Paddy . Channel Island Walks . 9781852842888 . Cicerone Press Limited, 1999 . registration .