St Peter, Jersey

By Norman times, the parish boundaries were firmly fixed and remain largely unchanged since.

[3] During the War of the Three Kingdoms, Parliamentarian forces invaded the island from Port de la Mare in St Peter.

[4] La Ville du Bocage housing estate in St. Peter's Village was opened in 1973 by the Connétable W. F. Le Marquand and the Rector B. J.

[5] 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 Connétable John Refault.

[7] The parish is a first-level administrative division of the Bailiwick of Jersey, a British Crown dependency.

The airport runs nine daily flights to London, as well as to other destinations in the British Islands and abroad.

[15] 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 32,000 square feet (3,000 m2) and will host one of Europe's most well-equipped gymnasiums, a hydrotherapy pool and a lecture theatre.

[17] The church spire is the island's tallest at 36.5 metres (120 ft) and has in history been struck by lightning three times: in 1612, 1843 and 1848.

Parish Hall and Church
La Grand Pièce
Boundary stone in St. Ouen's Bay between St. Brelade and St. Peter
A welcome sign at Jersey Airport arrivals in Jèrriais , the heritage language of Jersey. In the background, a British Airways plane.
An old style Green Lane sign - St. Peter was the first parish to designate some lanes as green lanes