St Peter's ( Guernesiais: Saint Pierre), known officially as ''Saint Pierre du Bois'' (

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: "St. Peter in the Wood") is a parish in

Guernsey Guernsey (; Guernésiais: ''Guernési''; french: Guernesey) is an island in the English Channel off the coast of Normandy that is part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey, a British Crown Dependency. It is the second largest of the Channel Islands ...

. It is the centre for the Guernsey Western Parishes which includes Torteval, St Saviour's and the

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

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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 Saint Andrew, Guernsey, 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, Fort Grey Château du Rocquaine ** Fort Saumarez ** L'Eree Battery ** Mont Herault watchhouse ** Batterie Mirus ** German fortifications, built during the German occupation of the Channel Islands, occupation 1940-45 * A number of protected buildings * Le Creux ès Faïes, 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 (Marine Conservation Society, 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

Saint Peter comprises part of the West Politics of Guernsey#Administrative divisions, administrative division with Torteval, St. Saviour's and Forest In the 2016 Guernsey general election there was a 3,188 or 74% turnout to elect five Deputies. Those elected (in order of votes received) being ''Al Brouard'', ''Andrea Dudley-Owen'', ''Emilie Yerby'', ''David De Lisle'' and ''Shane Langlois''.

Notable people

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

References

External links

Parish Website
{{Authority control Parishes of Guernsey, Peter