St Peter's ( Guernesiais: Saint Pierre), known officially as ''Saint Pierre du Bois'' ( English: "St. Peter in the Wood"), is a

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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 ...

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

Forest A forest is an ecosystem characterized by a dense ecological community, community of trees. Hundreds of definitions of forest are used throughout the world, incorporating factors such as tree density, tree height, land use, legal standing, ...

. 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

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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

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with a small village in the centre. The

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is one of the most unusual in the islands as it is built at the bottom of a small

valley A valley is an elongated low area often running between hills or mountains and typically containing a river or stream running from one end to the other. Most valleys are formed by erosion of the land surface by rivers or streams over ...

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 Fort Saumarez is a Martello tower in Saint Peter's, Guernsey, Saint Peter (Saint Pierre du Bois), Guernsey, on a headland that forms the northern tip of L'Erée and extends to the Lihou causeway. Martello tower The Martello tower was constructed ...

** 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 Lihou () is a small tidal island just off the west coast of the island of Guernsey, in the English Channel, between Great Britain and France. Administratively, Lihou forms part of the Parish of St Peter's in the Bailiwick of Guernsey, and is ...

* Nature reserves ** Silbe nature reserve ** Colin Best nature reserve ** La Claire Mare nature reserve ** Lihou Island nature reserve *

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s (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 The 2020 Guernsey general election took place on 7 October 2020 to elect 38 members of the States of Guernsey. Originally scheduled to be held in June 2020, it was delayed a year to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic before being brought forward ...

Notable people

Sampson Avard Sampson Avard (October 23, 1800 – April 15, 1869) was one of the founders and leaders of the Mormon vigilantes known as the Danites, which existed in Missouri during the Missouri Mormon War in 1838. Early life Sampson Avard was born at St. ...

, the leader of a band of

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vigilantes called the

Danites The Danites were a fraternal organization founded by Latter Day Saint members in June 1838, in the town of Far West, Caldwell County, Missouri. During their period of organization in Missouri, the Danites operated as a vigilante group and took ...

, which existed in Missouri during the period of the

1838 Mormon War The 1838 Mormon War, also known as the Missouri Mormon War, refers to a series of conflicts and civil unrest between Mormons (Latter Day Saints) and other residents of northwestern Missouri from August 6 to November 1, 1838, culminating in th ...

. * Harry Lewis, also known as

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and is a member of the

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References

External links

Parish Website
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Peter Peter may refer to: People * List of people named Peter, a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * Peter (given name) ** Saint Peter (died 60s), apostle of Jesus, leader of the early Christian Church * Peter (surname), a su ...