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St. Peter Port is the capital of Guernsey
Guernsey

The Bailiwick of Guernsey is a British Isles Crown dependency in the English Channel off the coast of Normandy.As well as the island of Guernsey itself, it also includes Alderney, Sark, Herm, Jethou, Brecqhou, Burhou, Lihou and other islets....
, as well as the main port
Port

||-||-|-||-||-||-||-||-||-|}A port is a facility for receiving ships and transferring cargo. They are usually found at the edge of an ocean, sea, river, or lake....
 of the island. Population was 16,488 in 2001. In Guernesiais
Dgèrnésiais

Guern?siais, also known as Dg?rn?siais, Guernsey French, Guernsey Norman French, is the variety of Norman language spoken in Guernsey....
 and in French, historically the official language of Guernsey, the name of the town and its surrounding parish
Parish

A parish is a local church; it is an administrative unit typically found in Roman Catholic, Anglican, United Methodist, and Presbyterianism churches....
 is St Pierre Port. The "port" distinguishes this parish from Saint Pierre Du Bois
St Peter's, Guernsey

St Peter's , known officially as Saint Pierre Du Bois is a parish in Guernsey. It is the centre for the Guernsey Western Parishes which includes Torteval, Guernsey, St Saviour's, Guernsey and the Forest, Guernsey....
.

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.

The post code for addresses in this parish starts with GY1.

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St. Peter Port is the capital of Guernsey
Guernsey

The Bailiwick of Guernsey is a British Isles Crown dependency in the English Channel off the coast of Normandy.As well as the island of Guernsey itself, it also includes Alderney, Sark, Herm, Jethou, Brecqhou, Burhou, Lihou and other islets....
, as well as the main port
Port

||-||-|-||-||-||-||-||-||-|}A port is a facility for receiving ships and transferring cargo. They are usually found at the edge of an ocean, sea, river, or lake....
 of the island. Population was 16,488 in 2001. In Guernesiais
Dgèrnésiais

Guern?siais, also known as Dg?rn?siais, Guernsey French, Guernsey Norman French, is the variety of Norman language spoken in Guernsey....
 and in French, historically the official language of Guernsey, the name of the town and its surrounding parish
Parish

A parish is a local church; it is an administrative unit typically found in Roman Catholic, Anglican, United Methodist, and Presbyterianism churches....
 is St Pierre Port. The "port" distinguishes this parish from Saint Pierre Du Bois
St Peter's, Guernsey

St Peter's , known officially as Saint Pierre Du Bois is a parish in Guernsey. It is the centre for the Guernsey Western Parishes which includes Torteval, Guernsey, St Saviour's, Guernsey and the Forest, Guernsey....
.

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.

The post code for addresses in this parish starts with GY1.

People from St. Peter Port, were nicknamed "les Villais" (the townspeople) or "cllichards" in Guernésiais.

Geography

Stpeterportsouth
St. Peter Port is located on the East coast of Guernsey
Guernsey

The Bailiwick of Guernsey is a British Isles Crown dependency in the English Channel off the coast of Normandy.As well as the island of Guernsey itself, it also includes Alderney, Sark, Herm, Jethou, Brecqhou, Burhou, Lihou and other islets....
. It borders St Sampson's in the North, The Vale
Vale, Guernsey

Vale is one of the ten parishes of Guernsey.Until 1806 the parish occupied territory on the mainland of Guernsey as well as the whole of Le Clos du Valle, a tidal island forming the northern extremity of Guernsey separated from the mainland by La Braye du Valle, a tidal channel....
 in the North-West, St Andrew's
St Andrew's, Guernsey

St Andrew is located in the centre of Guernsey and as such is the only parish on the island to be landlocked.The post code for addresses in this parish starts with GY6....
 in the West and St Martin's
St Martin's, Guernsey

Saint Martin is a parish in Guernsey, Channel Islands. The islands lie in the English Channel between Great Britain and France.The postal code for street addresses in this parish begins with GY4....
 in the South.

Relief

The land in the North and by the harbour is low lying but in the South, the land gets much higher (but not as high as St Martin's
St Martin's, Guernsey

Saint Martin is a parish in Guernsey, Channel Islands. The islands lie in the English Channel between Great Britain and France.The postal code for street addresses in this parish begins with GY4....
 or the Forest
Forest, Guernsey

The Forest is a parish in Guernsey. It is the highest parish on the island, with altitudes of up to about 100 m.The old Guern?siais nickname for people who were from La Fouar?t was bourdaons....
). This means that there are quite a few cliffs on the coast between Havelet and Fermain.

Features

Stpeterportchurch
The features of the town include:
  • The Royal Court House, seat of the Bailiwick
    Bailiwick

    A bailiwick is the area of jurisdiction of a bailiff. The term was also applied to a territory in which the sheriff's functions were exercised by a privately appointed bailiff under a royal imperial writ....
    's government
  • Hauteville House
    Hauteville House

    Hauteville House is a house where Victor Hugo lived during his exile from France, located at 38 Rue Hauteville in St Peter Port in Guernsey. The house was donated to the City of Paris by Hugo's descendants in March, 1927....
    , Victor Hugo
    Victor Hugo

    Victor-Marie Hugo was a France poet, playwright, novelist, essayist, visual artist, statesman, human rights activist and exponent of the Romanticism movement in France....
    's house of exile (now a museum run by the city of Paris
    Paris

    Paris is the Capital of France and the country's largest city. It is situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the ?le-de-France Regions of France ....
    )
  • , the parish church of St Peter Port at the heart of the town
  • St Peter Port Harbour
    St Peter Port Harbour

    St Peter Port Harbour is located in St Peter Port. It was a natural anchorage used by the Roman Empire but it is now Guernsey's main port for passengers....
  • Castle Cornet
    Castle Cornet

    Castle Cornet is a large castle in Guernsey, and former tidal island, which is now part of one of the breakwaters of St Peter Port Harbour, the main one in the island....
    , the historic fortress that guarded the strategic entrance to the port. The castle was formerly a tidal island
    Tidal island

    A tidal island is a piece of land that is connected to the mainland by a natural or man-made causeway that is exposed at low tide and submerged at high tide....
     but it is now joined by a breakwater
    Breakwater (structure)

    Breakwaters are structures constructed on coasts as part of coastal management or to protect an anchorage from the effects of weather and longshore drift....
     to the enlarged harbour
    St Peter Port Harbour

    St Peter Port Harbour is located in St Peter Port. It was a natural anchorage used by the Roman Empire but it is now Guernsey's main port for passengers....
    .
  • Elizabeth College
    Elizabeth College, Guernsey

    Elizabeth College is a independent school in the town of St Peter Port, Guernsey....
     founded in 1563 by Elizabeth I of England
    Elizabeth I of England

    Elizabeth I was List of English monarchs and Queen of Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death. Sometimes called The Virgin Queen, Gloriana, or Good Queen Bess, Elizabeth was the fifth and last monarch of the House of Tudor....
    . The main building (built 1826) is a prominent feature of the skyline.
  • The market, the Arcade, the High Street and the Pollet, which are all part of the shopping district
  • The Guernsey Aquarium, situated in fortified tunnels built by the Nazi's during the German Occupation.


Main roads

The following main roads (listed from North-South) provide important links between St Peter Port and the other parishes:
  • Les Banques (leads up the coast to St Sampson's
    St Sampson's, Guernsey

    Saint Sampson , is one of the parishes of Guernsey, Channel Islands.The Guern?siais nickname for people from St Sampson is ro?nes .The parish is divided into two non-contiguous sections, the bulk of the parish lying on the east coast, with a smaller section lying on the west coast....
     and the North of the Island)
  • Rue Des Varendes (leads to the parish of Castel
    Castel, Guernsey

    Castel is the largest Parish in Guernsey in terms of area.It hosts the North Show and Battle of Flowers in August, annually.The parish church of St Marie de Castel is notable for its preserved medieval fresco and for the presence of a pre-Christian neolithic Statue menhir in the churchyard, thought to be carved to represent a female fer...
    )
  • Mount Row (leads to St Andrew's
    St Andrew's, Guernsey

    St Andrew is located in the centre of Guernsey and as such is the only parish on the island to be landlocked.The post code for addresses in this parish starts with GY6....
     and the West of the Island)
  • Ruette Brayes (leads to St Martin's
    St Martin's, Guernsey

    Saint Martin is a parish in Guernsey, Channel Islands. The islands lie in the English Channel between Great Britain and France.The postal code for street addresses in this parish begins with GY4....
     and the South of the Island)
  • Fort Road (leads to St Martin's
    St Martin's, Guernsey

    Saint Martin is a parish in Guernsey, Channel Islands. The islands lie in the English Channel between Great Britain and France.The postal code for street addresses in this parish begins with GY4....
    )
The following coastal roads (listed from North-South) are also very important as they provide access to the shops, carparks and the harbour
St Peter Port Harbour

St Peter Port Harbour is located in St Peter Port. It was a natural anchorage used by the Roman Empire but it is now Guernsey's main port for passengers....
:
  • St George's Esplanade
  • North Esplanade
  • South Esplanade
  • Mount Durand


Car parks

The following are major car parks of St.Peter Port, listed from north to south:
  • Salarie Corner
  • North Beach
  • Crown Pier
  • Albert Pier
  • Model Yacht Pond


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