Saint Peter

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Saint Peter



The parish church is in the heart of the village


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 vergees

1976 stamp

Opposite the parish church, St Peter’s Parish Hall is labelled on the Godfray Map of 1849. Its origins lie in a report presented to the parish assembly in 1840 calling for the construction of a multi-purpose building to store cannons, serve as a parish arsenal, accommodate parish meetings, and to be a venue for Sunday school. The building’s construction was funded by the States (record below) at a cost of £150 at the recommendation of the Defence Committee and was completed in 1841.
The building is first referred to as a parish hall in the minutes of the Shed Committee meeting of 17 June 1842. Despite this, acts of the parish assembly show that meetings of the Constable and his officers often continued to take place in local taverns throughout the 1840s.

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 with St Mary and St Ouen which elects four Deputies

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 (1847-1919), a portrait by William Hay. Giffard, a Solicitor of the Royal Court was first elected Deputy of the parish in 1881. Four years later he was elected Constable but he only served one term before being elected again as Deputy in 1888. In 1910 he was elected Deputy in St Helier, and in 1914 he was elected Jurat, serving until his death five years later
    John Francis Giffard (1847-1919), a portrait by William Hay. Giffard, a Solicitor of the Royal Court was first elected Deputy of the parish in 1881. Four years later he was elected Constable but he only served one term before being elected again as Deputy in 1888. In 1910 he was elected Deputy in St Helier, and in 1914 he was elected Jurat, serving until his death five years later
  • Mont St Michel; Yann Le Francois
    Mont St Michel; Yann Le Francois

Constables

Three candidates in an election for Constable in the 1980s. It's tempting to say that the election ended in a tie, but the sitting Constable, Winter Le Marquand, left, defeated Les Till, a parish Centenier; and George Langlois
16th Century Pierre Payn 1524 [1] Johan Fondan 1531-1535- [2] Raulin Payn 1539-1551 [3] Jean Anley -1557- [4] Helier Hamptonne c1578 [5]
Richard Anley 1579-1584 [6] Jean Anley 1584-1586 [7] Nicolas Fondan 1586-1587, 1590-1621 [8] Helier De Carteret 1587-1590, 1621-1627[9] Francois de Carteret 1621-1627 [10]
17th Century Helier De Carteret 1627-1636 [11] Jean Pipon 1636-1644 [12] Clement Le Montais 1644-1647 [13] Edouard De Carteret 1647-1651 [14] Nicolas Le Boutillier 1652-1660 [15]
Edouard De Carteret 1660-1673 [16] Raulin Robin 1673-1686 [17] Jean Le Maistre 1686-1689 [18] Raulin Robin 1689-1694 [19] Philippe Anley 1694-1708 [20]
18th Century Jean Pipon 1708-1727 [21] Philippe Anley 1727-1740 [22] Thomas Le Breton 1740-1760 [23] Jean Pipon 1760-1770 [24] Jean De Carteret 1770-1776 [25]
Jean Dumaresq 1776-1801 [26]
19th Century Jean Pipon 1801-1816 [27] Philippe Le Couteur 1816-1822 [28] Philippe Le Couteur 1822-1834, 1836-1838 [29] Philippe Le Feuvre 1839-1842 [30] Jean Simon 1842-1852 [31]
Gedeon Le Bas 1852-1855 [32] Jean Le Brocq 1864-1873 [33] Augustus Asplet Le Gros 1873-1875 [34] William Henry Venables Vernon 1875-1876 [35] James John Balleine 1876-1885 [36]
John Francis Giffard 1885-1888 [37] Francis Le Brocq 1888-1907 [38]
20th Century Francis Vibert Le Feuvre 1907-1912 Samuel James Le Marquand 1912-1921 John Du Val 1921-1952 Winter Egré 1952-1961 Winter Le Marquand 1961-1982
Edward Le Brocq 1982
St Peter's Village in 1927, with the Le Brocq shop on the right
  • Route de Beaumont - this junction has now disappeared as the Airport has expanded
    Route de Beaumont - this junction has now disappeared as the Airport has expanded
  • Mont Fallu
    Mont Fallu
  • A parish banknote
    A parish banknote
  • St Peter's Village
    St Peter's Village
  • La Hougue 1880s
    La Hougue 1880s
  • 1880s
    1880s
  • The centre of the village in the late 1940s
    The centre of the village in the late 1940s
  • A parish milestone
    A parish milestone
  • Le Brocq shop
    Le Brocq shop
  • Le Brocq shop
    Le Brocq shop
  • Driving licence issued to Mrs Greta Lawford in 1936
    Driving licence issued to Mrs Greta Lawford in 1936
  • The village
    The village
  • Route de l'Eglise, 1950s
    Route de l'Eglise, 1950s
  • Le Brocq's shop in the 1950s
    Le Brocq's shop in the 1950s
  • This stone marks the boundary with St Brelade - picture taken in 1981
    This stone marks the boundary with St Brelade - picture taken in 1981
  • This 1977 aerial photograph shows the parish church and school, with building work on the new village development under way in the foreground
    This 1977 aerial photograph shows the parish church and school, with building work on the new village development under way in the foreground
  • 1950s - Picture Jersey Evening Post
    1950s - Picture Jersey Evening Post
  • 1950s - Picture Jersey Evening Post
    1950s - Picture Jersey Evening Post
  • 1899 Evening Post advert
    1899 Evening Post advert
  • 1899 Evening Post advert
    1899 Evening Post advert
  • 1890 Chronique de Jersey advert for a music evening
    1890 Chronique de Jersey advert for a music evening
A 1974 Jersey Evening Post aerial photograph of St Peter's Village under construction

Notes and references

  1. ↑ As with all earliest constables, dates uncertain. Mentioned as Constable in a Court act shortly after April 1524. Wife Marguerite mentioned as widow in 1536
  2. ↑ Constable in the 1531 Inquisition. Seigneur of Fief-au-Hormans and Jurat about 1534. Son of Nicolas. Died 1536
  3. ↑ Son of Pierre, Constable above. His daughter and heir Marguerite married Francois de Carteret, son of Jurat Richard, and was mother of Helier, Seigneur of La Hague, Attorney-General 1590 and Jurat
  4. ↑ Ancestor of the Anley family of Les Aix which gave several constables to the parish. Married Denise Sarre, daughter of Simon, Constable of St John
  5. ↑ Married the eldest daughter and principal heir of Jacquet Fallu, of St Peter. Died in office
  6. ↑ Elder son of Jean, Constable in 1557. Married Mabel Costil, daughter and co-heir of John, of St Clement. Succeeded by their son
  7. ↑ Elder son of Richard, who preceeded him. Married Sara de Caen, eldest daughter and principal heir of Francois, son of Jacques, son of Jean, Constable of St Ouen in 1542
  8. ↑ Seigneur of Fief es-Hormans. Sworn in on 7 May 1586 for one year, as permitted by the Royal Court. Not put off by his short tenure and served a further 31 years from 1590.
  9. ↑ Son of Pierre. First cousin of his predecessor. Resigned in 1590 but then re-elected in 1627 for another nine years. Appointed Attorney-General in 1636
  10. ↑ Seigneur of La Hague and eldest son of Helier, Constable in 1587. Elected Jurat in 1627.
  11. ↑ Second term
  12. ↑ Of Alva. Jurat in 1644
  13. ↑ Son of Helier, of Les Landes, Constable of St Ouen in 1610. Married Rachel de Carteret, sister of George, in 1636, and settled in St Peter at Mont des Vignes, which he bought from his brother-in-law. Jurat in 1647 and died in 1651
  14. ↑ Younger son of Philippe, Constable in 1632, Married Judith Pipon, daughter of Pierre. Interrupted his role until Restoration in 1660
  15. ↑ Parliamentary constable, son of Nicolas and Sara, nee Payn, daughter of Nicolas, Chef Sergent of St Peter.
  16. ↑ Resumed office at the Restoration and continued as Constable until his death in 1673
  17. ↑ Sworn in 3 June 1673. Remained in office until elected Jurat in 1676
  18. ↑ Not a descendant of Sylvestre Le Maistre, as shown in the Armorial, but the son of Jean, son of Jean, son of Nicolas, and a member of a long-established St Peter branch of the family. Allowed to resign in 1689
  19. ↑ Sworn in 3 September 1689. Son of Raulin, Constable in 1673. Became Jurat in 1700 and Lieut-Bailiff from 1713 to 1715, Judge Delegate in 1730. Died in 1731
  20. ↑ Son of Philippe. Sworn in for first time on 26 April 1694
  21. ↑ Younger son of Elie, who bought the Fief de Noirmont in 1695. Seigneur of Le Hougue. First sworn in on 4 March 1708 at a States Sitting. Served for 19 years before appointed Jurat in 1727
  22. ↑ Elder son of Philippe, above, Constable in 1694. Sworn in for first time on 6 April 1727. Left office in 1740 on election as Jurat. Described by Attorney-General Jean Le Hardy in a petition to the Privy Council as 'a gentleman of years and of discretion and of very good substance, credit and understanding
  23. ↑ Sworn in for the first time on 16 June 1740. In 1742 he was also Procureur du Bien Public. Seigneur of La Hague, he was the elder son of Thomas, Dean and Rector of St Mary. He married Alice Anley, daughter of Philippe and sister and heir of Philippe, former Constable
  24. ↑ Previously Centenier. Elder son of Elie (son of Nicolas) and Anne, nee de Carteret
  25. ↑ First sworn in 9 May 1770. Son of Amice (son of Edouard, of Vinchelez de Bas) and Marie, nee Marett. Jurat in 1795
  26. ↑ Served 25 years, first sworn in 18 June 1776. Son of Jean, son of Elie. Had to resign as Constable in 1801, shortly after again being re-elected, following his appointment as Attorney-General
  27. ↑ Previously Centenier he was first sworn in as Constable on 21 April 1801. Born in 1769 he was the fourth son of Thomas (son of Josue) of La Moye, Lieut-Bailiff in 1801. He settled in St Peter after his marriage to Jeanne Le Breton, Dame of La Hague, only daughter and heir of Thomas Le Breton. He died in 1829
  28. ↑ Beat Jean Le Brocq, son of Jean, son of Edouard, by 79 votes to 47 in the election. Le Brocq challenged the result claiming irregularities committed by his opponent, but soon withdrew, leaving him to be sworn in on 7 September 1816. Born in 1781, the son of Amice and Judith, nee Le Couteur
  29. ↑ Of Hamptonne, St Peter, born in 1788, son of Philippe and Elizabeth, nee de Carteret, daughter of Jean and Anne, nee de Carteret, Dame of Vinchelez de Bas. Philippe was appointed an Advocate of the Royal Court in 1816. He was one of the leaders of the Rose party. In 1834 he beat his challenger Philippe Bigrel, Sergent de Roi in St Peter, by 115 votes to 10, but the result was still challenged, and there was a two-year delay before Bigrel withdrew and Le Couteur could be sworn in again. He died in office two years later after a long illness
  30. ↑ It took four elections before Philippe Le Feuvre, of La Hougue, son of Philippe and Anne, nee Le Bas, could be sworn in. An election was ordered for 20 November 1838 but it was cancelled because of an 'informality'. In a second election the following day, Le Feuvre beat Jean Simon by 82 votes to 65, but the result was challenged and the poll annulled because of irregularities by the Chef de Police, Centenier Thomas Blampied. Another poll was organised and both candidates received 85 votes. It was 12 months before Simon withdrew and Le Feuvre could be sworn in
  31. ↑ After his failure to be elected in 1838, Simon stood again, won, and was Constable for ten years in his first term, and another nine later
  32. ↑ Previously Constable of St Brelade 1832-1844, sworn in for St Peter on 24 January 1852. Died in 1857
  33. ↑ Sworn in 5 March 1864 and 16 March 1867. Died July 1901 at the age of 95
  34. ↑ Sworn in on 15 April 1873 but did not complete term because he was elected Jurat by 944 votes on 24 April 1875. (1840-1877), son of Edouard and Mary Elizabeth, nee Asplet. Died on 3 December 1877 aged 37.
  35. ↑ Constable for just over a year before appointment as Greffier of the Royal Court. Attorney-General in 1885 and Bailiff in 1899
  36. ↑ Later Inspector of Fisheries
  37. ↑ Solicitor of Royal Court. Became Deputy of St Peter in 1888
  38. ↑ First sworn in 5 October 1888
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