Saint Peter
A large portion of Saint Peter, a parish in the west of Jersey, is occupied by Jersey Airport. It is the only parish with two coastlines, stretching from St Ouen's Bay in the west to St Aubin's Bay in the south. The parish is the fourth-largest parish by surface area, covering 6,469 vergées.
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The traditional nickname for St Pierrais is ventres à baînis (limpet bellies).
Vingtaines
The parish is divided into vingtaines:
- Vingtaine du Douet
- Vingtaine de St. Nicolas
- Grande Vingtaine
- Vingtaine des Augerez
- Vingtaine du Coin Varin
The parish forms one electoral district and elects one Deputy.
- A history of St Peter's Village Added 2016
Parish church
Twin town
St Peter is twinned with St Hilaire du Harcöuet in the Normandy Department of Manche
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Art
The parish has two oil paintings on display in the Parish Hall, featured in the Your Paintings project.
Click on any image to see a full-size version
John Francis Giffard
Mont St Michel; Yann Le Francois
St Peter's Village
Route de Beaumont - this junction has now disappeared as the Airport has expanded
Mont Fallu
A parish banknote
St Peter's Village
La Hougue 1880s
1880s
The centre of the village in the late 1940s
Three candidates in an election for Constable in the 1980s. From left: Winter Le Marquand, the sitting Constable, who won the election; Les Till, a parish Centenier; and George Langlois
