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Saint Peter, Guernsey

Parish in western Guernsey

Summary

Parish in western Guernsey

Field	Value
name	Saint Peter
native_name	Saint Pierre du Bois
native_name_lang
settlement_type	Parish
image_flag	Flag of Saint Pierre du Bois Parish, Guernsey.svg
image_map	Parish of Saint Peter's in Guernsey.svg
mapsize	150px
map_caption	Location of Saint Pierre Du Bois in Guernsey
coordinates
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
website

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. and a gold medal in the 2016 Champion of Champions competition.

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:

St Peter's church
St Peter's village
Lihou
Military:
- Parish war memorial outside parish church
- Fort Grey Château du Rocquaine
- Fort Saumarez
- L'Eree Battery
- Mont Herault watchhouse
- Batterie Mirus
- German fortifications, built during the occupation 1940-45
A number of protected buildings
Le Creux es Faies neolithic passage grave can be found on the L'Eree headland. In local folk lore it is said to be one of the entrances to fairy land.
Beaches
- Rocquaine Bay
- Le Crocq du Sud
- L'Erée (MCS recommended)
Lihou
Nature reserves
- Silbe nature reserve
- Colin Best nature reserve
- La Claire Mare nature reserve
- Lihou Island nature reserve
Abreuvoirs (places for cattle to drink) The parish of the Vale hosts:
St Peter's Douzaine
Styx community centre
Countryside walks

Politics

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

Notable people

Sampson Avard, the leader of a band of Mormon vigilantes called the Danites, which existed in Missouri during the period of the 1838 Mormon War.
Harry Lewis, also known as W2S and is a member of the Sidemen.

References

"St Peter’s wins class in national Britain in Bloom". Guernsey press.
"RHS Britain in Bloom 2016 UK Finals Full Results". RHS Britain in Bloom.
"St Peter Parish Memorial, Guernsey". Great War CI.
"PROTECTED BUILDINGS". Environment - Guernsey government.
"Channel Islands Marine Conservation Society Recommended beaches". thebeachguide.co.uk.
"Silbe". Visit Guernsey.
"Colin Best nature reserve". La Société Guernesiaise.
"La Claire Mare". La Société Guernesiaise.
"Guernsey Abreuvoirs". La Société Guernesiaise.
Dillon, Paddy. "Channel Island Walks". Cicerone Press Limited, 1999.

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