Saint Peter, Guernsey

Not to be confused with St. Peter Port.

Saint Peter Saint Pierre du Bois
Parish
Flag
Location of Saint Pierre Du Bois in Guernsey
Coordinates: 49°26′28″N 2°38′28″W
Crown Dependency	Guernsey, Channel Islands
Government
• Electoral district	West
Area
• Total	6.2 km^2 (2.4 sq mi)
Population  (2019)
• Total	2,036
• Density	330/km^2 (850/sq mi)
Time zone	GMT
• Summer (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: St Peter's church St Peter's village Lihou Military: Parish war memorial outside parish church[3] Fort Grey Château du Rocquaine[4]: 147  Fort Saumarez L'Eree Battery Mont Herault watchhouse Batterie Mirus German fortifications, built during the occupation 1940-45 A number of protected buildings [5] 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.[4]: 148  Beaches Rocquaine Bay Le Crocq du Sud L'Erée (MCS recommended)[6] Lihou[4]: 148  Nature reserves Silbe nature reserve [7] Colin Best nature reserve [8] La Claire Mare nature reserve [9][4]: 149  Lihou Island nature reserve Abreuvoirs (places for cattle to drink) [10]

The parish of the Vale hosts: St Peter's Douzaine Styx community centre Countryside walks [4]: 145  Fort Grey

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

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

External links

• Parish Website