Saint Andrew, Guernsey Explained

St. Andrew
Settlement Type:Parish
Mapsize:150px
Coordinates:49.4481°N -2.5781°W
Subdivision Type:Crown Dependency
Subdivision Name:Guernsey, Channel Islands
Leader Title:Electoral district
Leader Name:South East
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:4.4
Population Total:2295
Population As Of:2019
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:GMT
Timezone1 Dst:UTC+01

Saint Andrew (Guernésiais: Saint Andri; French: '''Saint-André-de-la-Pommeraye''') is located in the centre of Guernsey and as such is the only parish on the island to be landlocked.

As it is customary to list the parishes round the coast, either clockwise or anti-clockwise, starting with St Peter Port, St Andrew is usually the last parish to be mentioned in such a list. This gave rise to the traditional nickname in Dgèrnésiais of the inhabitants of the parish: les croinchaons (the siftings, what is left behind in the sieve).

General

Saint Andrew is located in the centre of the island and features hills and valleys. It is split into two parts, one bordering St Peter Port and one bordering St Saviour and the Forest. The upper part of the parish where the church and the Little Chapel is situated is very rural. The parish is mainly agricultural, Best's quarry now being used for water storage. St Andrews is the most expensive parish for buying property in Guernsey, closely followed by St Pierre Du Bois and St Saviour. The postal code for street addresses in this parish begins with GY6.

Features

The features of the parish include:

The parish of Saint Andrew hosts:

Politics

St Andrew comprises part of the South East administrative division with St Martin.

In the 2016 Guernsey general election there was a 3,363 or 73% turnout to elect five Deputies. Those elected (in order of votes received) being Heidi Soulsby, Lindsay De Sausmarez, Peter Roffey, Rob Prow and Victoria Oliver.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: St. Andrews Church, Guernsey.
  2. Web site: The Monnaie Chapel, Guernsey.
  3. Web site: La Villiaze Church, Guernsey.
  4. Web site: Warm to a taste of the Gallic in Guernsey . Express . 29 September 2012 . 30 June 2013 . Kelly, Fergus.
  5. Web site: Guernsey Destination Guide . Premier Holidays . 30 June 2013.
  6. Web site: St Andrew's Parish Memorial, Guernsey . Great War CI.
  7. Web site: German Military Underground Hospital . BBC.
  8. Web site: Guernsey Abreuvoirs . La Société Guernesiaise.
  9. Web site: PROTECTED BUILDINGS . Environment - Guernsey government.
  10. Web site: Les Bourges Hospice.