Saint Martins (

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and French Saint Martins; historically Saint-Martin-de-la-Bellouse) is a

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. The islands lie in the

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between

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and

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. The

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for street addresses in this parish begins with GY4. The old

nickname for people from Saint Martin is ''dravans''. In 1883,

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spent the summer in

, with a varied landscape of beaches, cliffs and bays, where he created fifteen paintings in little over a month. Most of these feature ''Moulin Huet'', a bay in Saint Martin. These paintings were the subject of a set of commemorative postage stamps issued by the Bailiwick of Guernsey in 1983. The parish church of Saint Martin was consecrated on 4 February 1199. At the gate to the churchyard is La Gran'mère du Chimquière, a statue

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. St. Martin Parish has entered

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for a number of years, winning the small town category twice, in 2006 and 2011.

Geography

Saint Martin is located in the southeast of

. The

borders the

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on the southwest,

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northwest, and

Saint Peter Port St. Peter Port () is a town and one of the ten parishes on the island of Guernsey in the Channel Islands. It is the capital of the Bailiwick of Guernsey as well as the main port. The population in 2019 was 18,958. St. Peter Port is a small tow ...

on the northeast. Saint Martin also has a very small detachment to the west. The detachment is an

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which is not contiguous with the rest of the parish. The parish itself is made up of four Cantons, these being; Canton des Hamelins, Canton de Hatenez, Canton de Bon Port and Canton de Fermain. Three Douzeniers are responsible for each Canton. * Canton de Fermains - from the Rectory, along the main road (Rue au Pretre) and over the Camps du Moulin to the top of the Rue Jacques Guille, through the Ruette Rabey and down the Water Lane to Moulin Huet bay. From here by way of the cliffs to Fermain bay, up the lane, along Ruette Saumarez and back to the Rectory, taking in Les Blanches Pierres lane. * Canton des Hamelins - from the Rectory along La Bellieuse road to the Church, and through La Ruette du Camp to Le Carrefour au Lievre. From here, following the boundaries of St Peter Port and St Andrew to Les Naftiaux, returning by way of Le Champ Berceau, La Quevillette and the Grande Rue to the Rectory. * Canton de Hatenez - From the Rectory along the Rue Maze (including the Rue des Caches), Les Cornus, and reaching out to the boundaries of the Canton des Hamelins on the one side, and the boundaries of St Andrew and the Forest on the other, to Petit Bot bay, returning by way of the valley road (including La Huret) to Les Pages, the Ruette Cotelle, Le Clos auBarbier, Les Cornus and the Rue Maze (including La Longue Rue and Burnt Lane) to the Rectory. * Canton de Bon Port - from the Rectory along Rue des Coutures (including Ruette des Escaliers), Rue des Gron, La Villette to Rue Cotell, Les Croutes and to the bottom of La Falaise road. From here by way of the cliffs to Moulin Huet valley (bottom of the Water lane) returning up the valley and through the Rue Jacques Guille and the Ruette de la Vallee to the Rectory. Saint Martin is one of the most expensive parishes in the island for property, with the average four bedroom house costing £615,000. Relief: Saint Martin is the second highest parish in Guernsey, its elevation is exceeded only by the

. The highest areas in the parish are in the central portion, located around Carmel (approx 110m) but this gently slopes down to the boundaries, where on the coast, the parish is delineated by steep cliffs.

Features

The features of the parish include: * Churches ** St Martin's Parish Church ** St Martin's Mission Methodist Church ** Les Camps Methodist Church * La Gran'mère du Chimquière * St Martin village * Sausmarez Manor *

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* Military: ** Parish war memorial at parish hall ** Tower 14, Saints Bay ** Bec du Nez Battery dating from the

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** La Moye Battery dating from the

** Mont-Au Nord Battery dating from the

** German fortifications, built during the occupation 1940-45 *

Doyle Monument The Doyle Monument is located in Jerbourg Point in the southeastern point of the Bailiwick of Guernsey within St Martin Parish. It was built to honor Sir John Doyle (1756-1834), Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey The lieutenant governor of ...

* Jerbourg castle * A number of protected buildings *

Jerbourg Point Jerbourg Point or the Jerbourg Peninsula is the southeastern point of the Bailiwick of Guernsey in the English Channel off the coast of Normandy, lying within Saint Martin, Guernsey, St Martin Parish. It marks the end of the east coast cliffs and ...

, the most southeasterly point in the island * Moulin Huet Bay, a large area of water that includes Saint's Bay, Moulin Huet, and Petit Port. * Icart Point * Abreuveurs (cattle watering place) / Fontaines (spring/well) ** Canton des Hamelins *** Les Hubits - fountain and drinking trough, border with St Peter Port *** Les Hubits (La Mare Mado) - pump and drinking trough *** Steam Mill Lanes (Douit de la Porte) - drinking trough *** Les Huriaux (La Vallee) - drinking trough *** Les Quartre Vents - drinking trough *** Les Merriennes - fountain and drinking trough *** La Bellieuse (Le Douit) - fountain and drinking trough ** Canton des Hatenez *** Le Becquet - fountain and drinking trough *** Les Mourants - drinking trough, border with St Andrew *** Les Mouilpied - path leading to fountain and drinking trough *** Les Pages - path leading to drinking trough *** Les Pages (Rue de la Fallaize) - fountain and drinking trough *** Les Nicolles - fountain ** Canton de Bon Port *** La Villette - fountain, pump and drinking trough *** Le Navet - two fountains and drinking trough *** Saints Bay Road (Le Douit) - fountain and drinking trough *** Bon Port (Douit es Tardifs) drinking trough *** La Fosse (next to Chapel) - drinking trough *** Fosse de Bas (Ruette a l'Eau) - drinking trough *** Rue Jacques Guille - fountain *** Le Rocher (Rue du Moulin Huet) - fountain *** Moulin Huet (Les Ruettes des Ollivets) - fountain and drinking trough **Canton de Fermains *** Ville Amphrey - fountain and drinking trough *** Le Vallon (Fontaine du Hurel) - pump and drinking trough, see "Actes" of the Royal Court, dated 23 July 1828, 24 March 1829 and 12 January 1832. *** Courtes Falaises - fountain and drinking trough *** Petit Port - fountain on slipway *** Jerbourg (Fontaine Cocquerel, near gravel pits overlooking Petit Port *** Jerbourg (La Moye) - Fountain *** Jerbourg (Fountaine Ricquart, Mont au Nord) - fountain *** Jerbourg (Fountain de la Rocque) - fountain, public right of way via driveway leading to Idlerocks Hotel *** La Bouvee - fountain and drinking trough *** Calais (Gypsy Lane) - fountain and drinking trough *** Le Varclin - fountain and drinking trough *** Les Maindonnaux - drinking trough * Beaches ** part of Petit Bot Bay ** Saint's Bay ** Moulin Huet ** Petit Port ** Divette ** Marble Bay - also known as Le Pied du Mur ** Part of Fermain Bay The parish of the St Martin's hosts: * St Martin's Douzaine Room * St Martin's Parish Hall * St Martin's Community Centre *

St. Martins A.C. St. Martins A.C. is a football club based on the Channel Island of Guernsey. They are affiliated to the Guernsey Football Association and play in the FNB Priaulx League. The club is one of the few Channel Islands clubs to have competed in the ...

"Home"
St Martins AC. Retrieved 18 April 2011. * a number of hotels, pubs and restaurants * St Martin's primary school * Countryside walks

Main roads

The following roads provide important links between Saint Martin and the other parishes (listed from southwest to northeast): * Forest Road leads to the

and the western portion of the island, * Les Varioufs leads to Saint Andrew's and the northwestern portion of the island, * Fort Road leads to

, the east coast, and the northern portion of the island. The following roads are also very important, as they provide access to the village centre and most of the shops (listed from west to east): * Rue Maze * La Grande Rue * Route de Saumarez

Politics

St Martin comprises part of the South East

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with St Andrew. 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''. Parish Administration The Parish is administered by a Douzaine, made up of twelve parishioners, known as Douzeniers. Douzeniers are elected for a four-year period, three Douzeniers being elected on rotation by parishioners at a parish meeting in November each year. The senior Douzenier is known as the Doyen (Dean). Two elected Constables (Connétables) carry out the decisions of the Douzaine, serving for between one and three years. The longest serving Constable is known as the Senior Constable and his or her colleague as the Junior Constable. The Parish also has an office situated at the Parish Hall which is open most weekday mornings and manned by the Parish clerk, who is Anita Leale and has been in post for 5 years. Details of the current Douzeniers and Constables can be found on the Paris
website
The Douzaine levy an Occupiers Rate on properties to provide funding for running of the administration.

Notable people

* Lee Savident (1976-) cricketer. *

G.N. Georgano George Nicolas "Nick" Georgano (29 February 1932 – 22 October 2017Nick Georgano
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, award-winning author. * William Caparne, artist, had a workshop in an old tram. *

Heidi Soulsby Heidi Soulsby MBE, is a politician from the island of Guernsey. She has been a deputy of the States of Guernsey since the 2012 Guernsey general election and was the First female Deputy Chief Minister of Guernsey. She was made a Member of the M ...

, politician

References

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