Saint Andrew (
Guernésiais
Guernésiais (), also known as Guerneseyese, ''Dgèrnésiais'', Guernsey French, and Guernsey Norman French, is the variety of the Norman language spoken in Guernsey. It is sometimes known on the island simply as "patois". As one of the langues d ...
: Saint Andri; ) is located in the centre of
Guernsey
Guernsey ( ; Guernésiais: ''Guernési''; ) is the second-largest island in the Channel Islands, located west of the Cotentin Peninsula, Normandy. It is the largest island in the Bailiwick of Guernsey, which includes five other inhabited isl ...
and as such is the only
parish
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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
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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
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for street addresses in this parish begins with GY6.
Features
The features of the parish include:
* Churches:
** Saint Andrew parish church
** The Monnaie Chapel
** La Villiaze Church
* The
Little Chapel, which is believed to be the world's smallest consecrated church.
* Military:
** Parish war memorial inside church
** German Military Underground Hospital
** German fortifications, built during the
occupation 1940-45
*
Abreuvoirs (places for cattle to drink)
* A number of protected buildings
The parish of Saint Andrew hosts:
* St Andrew Douzaine
* Princess Elizabeth Hospital
* Les Bourgs Hospice
*
Grammar School
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*
Blanchelande College
*
Specsavers Optical Group
* St Andrew water storage reservoir
* Various hotels and restaurants
Politics
St Andrew comprises part of the South East
administrative division
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with St Martin.
In the
2016 Guernsey general election
The 2016 Guernsey general election was held on 27 April 2016 to elect 38 members of the States of Guernsey who will serve until 2020.
There was a by-election in October 2016 to fill a vacancy in the district of Vale.
Electoral system
Followin ...
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''.
Gallery
Image:Little chapel, Guernsey (1993).jpg, Little Chapel, Guernsey
File:German_underground_hospital_-_Saint_Andrew_-_Guernsey.jpg, German underground hospital
References
External links
The Little Chapel of Guernsey
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Andrew
Andrew is the English form of the given name, common in many countries. The word is derived from the , ''Andreas'', itself related to ''aner/andros'', "man" (as opposed to "woman"), thus meaning "manly" and, as consequence, "brave", "strong", "c ...