St Peter Port, Guernsey
Introduction
St Peter Port is the capital of Guernsey as well as the main port. The population in 2001 was 16,488. In Guernésiais and in French, historically the official language of Guernsey, the name of the town and its surrounding parish is St Pierre Port. The "port" distinguishes this parish from St Pierre du Bois.
As well as being a parish, St. Peter Port is a small town consisting mostly of steep narrow streets and steps on the overlooking slopes. It is known that a trading post/town has existed here since before Roman times, the pre-Christian name of which has not survived into the modern era.
People from St. Peter Port, were nicknamed "les Villais" (the townspeople) or "cllichards" in Guernésiais.
St Peter Port is located on the East coast of Guernsey. It borders St Sampsons in the North, The Vale in the North-West, St Andrews in the West and St Martins in the South.
Government and Administration
- Royal Court, Court Row
- States of Guernsey Greffe (Record Office), Court Row
- Police Station, Hospital Lane
- States of Guernsey Offices, Sir Charles Frossard House
- Island Archives Service, St Barnabas Church, Cornet Street
- Fire Station
- Lifeboat Station
- St John’s Ambulance Station, Rohais
- Government House
Churches
Church of England
- Town Church, Church Square
- St John the Evangelist Church, Les Amballes
- Holy Trinity Church, Trinity Square
- St Stephens Church, Les Gravées
- St James the Less, College Street
- St Barnabas Church, Tower Hill
Methodist
- Ebenezer Church (Brock Road), Brock Road formerly Brock Road Methodist Church
- Ebenezer Church (St George St), St George Street
- Wesley Methodist Church, Le Grand Bouet
- St Peter Port Methodist Church, Les Cotils
- St Paul's Methodist Chapel, Ann's Place
Roman Catholic
- Notre Dame du Rosaire, Burnt Lane
- St Joseph & St Mary, Cordier Hill
Church of Scotland
- St Andrews in the Grange, The Grange
Pentecostal
- Eldad Elim Church, Union Street
Schools
Secondary Schools
- Elizabeth College, The Grange
- Boys’ Grammar School, Brock Road
- Girls’ Grammar School, Rosaire Avenue
- Ladies College, Les Gravées
- Guernsey College of Further Education, Route des Coutanchez
Primary Schools
- Amherst Primary School, Amherst
- Vauvert Primary School, Vauvert
- Notre Dame Primary School, Burnt Lane
Leisure & Entertainment
- Beau Sejour Leisure Centre, Amherst
- Guernsey Museum & Art Gallery, Candie Gardens
- Priaulx Library, Candie Road
- Guille-Allès Library, Market Square
- Cambridge Park
- Osmond Priaulx Memorial Playing Fields, Foote’s Lane
- St James Hall - Concert and Assembly Hall
- St Pierre Park Golf Course
- Guernsey Yacht Club
- Hauteville House – home of Victor Hugo
Ancient monuments
- Castle Cornet
- Foulon Cemetery
- Candie Cemetery
- Victoria Tower
Commercial
- The Town Markets, Market Square
- St Peter Port Harbour
Media
- Channel Television
- BBC Radio Guernsey
Parish Subdivisions
- St Johns
- Fort George
Major Roads
- St Julian's Avenue
- The Grange
- Rohais
- Amherst
- Glategny Esplanade
- Les Banques
- Grand Bouet
Old Family Houses
- Maison Carrée, Rue Chasse Vassal
- Castle Carey
- Les Cotils
- Beau Sejour
- Government House
Fiefs
The main Fiefs of Guernsey in the parish of St Peter Port are:-
- Fief Le Roi
- Fief de Rozel
- Franc Fief de St Martin
Coastline
- Bathing Places
- Havelet Bay
- St Peter Port Harbour
- Castle Cornet
- North Beach
- Salerie Corner
- Les Banques
- Halfway
References
- Brett, CEB, Buildings in the town and parish of St Peter Port, (National Trust 1975)
- Stevens-Cox, Gregory, St Peter Port 1680-1830 - the History of an International Entrepot, (Boydell 1999)