St Peter, Jersey

The Jersey parish system has been in place for centuries. By Norman times, the parish boundaries were firmly fixed and remain largely unchanged since.Syvret, Marguerite (2011). Balleine's History of Jersey. The History Press. {{ISBN|978-1860776502}}. In 1180 Jersey was divided by the Normans into three ministeria for administrative purposes. St Peter was part of Crapoudoit. Crapoudoit likely refers to the stream running through St Peter's Valley.

During the War of the Three Kingdoms, Parliamentarian forces invaded the island from Port de la Mare in St Peter. This was the last battle of the war before Sir George Carteret surrendered.{{Cite book |last=Ashworth |first=W.S. |title=Historic Jersey: The Parishes and Commerce |publisher=Anton & Denton |year=1993}}

{{Lang|fr|La Ville du Bocage}} housing estate in St. Peter's Village was opened in 1973 by the {{Lang|fr|Connétable|italic=no}} W. F. Le Marquand and the Rector B. J. Giles.{{Cite sign|title=Ville du Bocage St. Pierre|date=1973|type=Plaque in the estate|location=Saint Peter, Jersey}} In commemoration of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee, the Queen's Jubilee Homes, a small estate, were opened on 28 July 2012 by Lieutenant-Governor General Sir John McColl in the presence of {{Lang|fr|Connétable|italic=no}} John Refault.{{Cite sign|title=Queen's Jubilee Homes|date=28 July 2012|type=Plaque in the estate|location=Saint Peter, Jersey}} {{Lang|fr|Le Clos des Charmes}} housing estate, constructed by Dandara Jersey and CTJ Housing Trust, was opened on 17 August 2007 by States Housing Minister Senatory Terry Le Main.{{Cite sign|title=Clos des Charmes|date=17 August 2007|type=Plaque at estate entrance|location=Saint Peter, Jersey}}

File:St Peter Village Centre.jpg

The parish is a first-level administrative division of the Bailiwick of Jersey, a British Crown dependency. The highest official in the parish is the {{Lang|fr|Connétable}} of St. Peter. The incumbent office holder is Richard Vibert, who has held the office since 2018.{{Cite web|title=Members|url=https://statesassembly.gov.je/pages/Members.aspx?MemberID=238|access-date=2021-03-13|website=statesassembly.gov.je}} The parish administration is headquartered at the Parish Hall next to the church.

At present, the parish forms one electoral district for States Assembly elections and elects one Deputy, as well as eight Senators in an islandwide constituency. The current Deputy for St. Peter is Huelin Rowland.{{Cite web|title=Results 2018|url=https://www.vote.je/results-2018/|access-date=2021-03-13|website=Vote.je - States of Jersey Elections|language=en-US}} Under the proposed electoral reform, it will form part of the North West electoral district consisting of St Mary, St Ouen and St Peter, which will collectively elect 4 representatives alongside the parishes' {{Lang|fr|Connétables}}.{{Cite web | title=States Assembly {{!}} P-139-2020 | url=https://statesassembly.gov.je/assemblypropositions/2020/p.139-2020.pdf | access-date=2024-12-18 | website=statesassembly.gov.je}}

The parish is divided into five vingtaines for administrative purposes as follows:

• La Vingtaine du Douet
• La Vingtaine de St. Nicolas
• La Grande Vingtaine
• La Vingtaine des Augerez
• La Vingtaine du Coin Varin

{{Adjacent communities|N=St. Ouen|W=St. Ouen's Bay|S=St. Brelade|E=St. Lawrence|title=St. Peter|Centre=St. Peter|NE=St. Mary}}File:La Grande Pièce estate.jpg

St. Peter is located in the west of the island of Jersey, the largest island of the Channel Islands archipelago, part of the British Isles. Residential development in the parish is focused in the centre of the parish at St. Peter's Village and in the south-east of the parish at Beaumont Village.

Image:Boundary stone St Brelade and St Peter, Jersey.jpg

{{Historical populations

| 1991 | 4231

| 1996 | 4228

| 2001 | 4293

| 2011 | 5003

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St. Peter is twinned with:

• {{flagicon|France}} Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouët, Normandy

File:Jersey Airport signage in Jèrriais.jpg, the heritage language of Jersey. In the background, a British Airways plane.]]

File:Old Green Lane sign.jpgThe island's airport, Jersey Airport, is the largest airport in the Channel Islands and is located in the parish. It was initially opened in 1937. In the 1950s, there was a road crossing the runway, controlled by traffic lights. A new departures terminal was opened in 1997. The airport runs nine daily flights to London, as well as to other destinations in the British Islands and abroad.[http://www.jerseyairport.com/flight/Pages/WhereWeFly.aspx jerseyairport.com - Where we fly to] retrieved 7 July 2019

The parish was the first parish to introduce green lanes. Green lanes are lanes where pedestrians, cyclists and horseriders are given priority over motor traffic, with the latter being restricted to 'pedal speeds'. The distinctive green lane sign and 15 mile per hour speed limits were introduced on number of green and scenic lanes on St. Peter's day (29 June) in 1994.{{Cite report|url=https://statesassembly.gov.je/scrutinyreviewsubmissions/submission%20-%20review%20of%20speed%20limit%20policy%20-%20jersey%20tourism%20-%2008%20march%202011.pdf|title=Green Lanes - Introduction|date=|publisher=Jersey Tourism}}

St. Peter's School is located in La Rue du Presbytère, and is a state run primary school with 164 students in 2009.[http://www.gov.je/ESC/Education+in+Jersey/About+Our+Schools/PrimarySchools/St+Peters+School.htm St. Peter's School] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060701042257/http://www.gov.je/ESC/Education+in+Jersey/About+Our+Schools/PrimarySchools/St+Peters+School.htm |date=2006-07-01 }} The fee-charging St. George's Preparatory School is located at La Hague Manor, Rue de la Hague, which is wholly owned by The Jersey Educational Trust.{{Cite web |url=http://www.stgeorgesprep.co.uk/section/77/index.html |title=St. George's Preparatory |access-date=2009-03-03 |archive-date=2018-10-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181018201744/https://www.stgeorgesprep.co.uk/section/77/index.html |url-status=dead }}

St. Peter Football and Sports Club is located on Rue des Vignes near St. Peter's Garden Centre. The sports club was founded in 1919 and is one of the oldest in the Channel Islands.{{Cite web|title=Home|url=http://stpeterfc.com/|access-date=2021-03-14|website=St Peter Football Club|language=en-GB}}

A multi-million pound sports complex known as Strive is under construction on Avenue de la Reine Elizabeth II. The two-storey main building will cover an area of {{Convert|32000|ft2|m2}} and will host one of Europe's most well-equipped gymnasiums, a hydrotherapy pool and a lecture theatre.{{Cite web|last=Fox|first=Jason|title=Multi-million pound sports complex under construction|url=https://jerseyeveningpost.com/top-stories/2020/07/06/multi-million-pound-sports-complex-under-construction/|access-date=2021-03-14|website=jerseyeveningpost.com|date=6 July 2020 |language=en}}

The parish church was built by at least 1053. There are two bells called Elizabeth and Mary, dated to 1649 and 1754 respectively. There is an ancient unique custom in the parish to ring out the bells continuously on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. It is dedicated to St Peter in the desert.{{Cite web |title=St Peters church {{!}} Our Church |url=https://www.stpeterschurch.org.je/about-st-peters/our-church/ |access-date=2021-01-11 |website=www.stpeterschurch.org.je}} The church spire is the island's tallest at {{Convert|36.5|m|ft}} and has in history been struck by lightning three times: in 1612, 1843 and 1848.

• Gilbert O'Sullivan resides in Saint Peter with his wife Aase and their two children.
• Caroline LeSueur, a Mormon pioneer and one of the founders of St. Johns, Arizona.
• Augustus Asplet Le Gros, a Norman language poet and a Jurat of the Royal Court of Jersey.
• George William de Carteret, a Norman language journalist and writer
• Peter Vincenti, footballer

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• {{Official website}}
• [http://www.societe-jersiaise.org/geraint/jerriais/st_pierre.html St Pièrre at Les Pages Jèrriaises]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20060701042257/http://www.gov.je/ESC/Education+in+Jersey/About+Our+Schools/PrimarySchools/St+Peters+School.htm St. Peter's School]
• [http://www.stgeorgesprep.co.uk/ St. George's Preparatory School]

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