| St. Martin | |
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| — Parish — | |
| Location of St. Martin in Guernsey | |
| Coordinates: | |
| Crown Dependency | Guernsey, Channel Islands |
| Government | |
| • Electoral district | South East |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7.3 km2 (2.8 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 6,267 |
| • Density | 858.5/km2 (2,223.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | GMT |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+01 (UTC) |
Saint Martin (Guernésiais and French Saint Martin; historically Saint-Martin-de-la-Bellouse) is a parish in Guernsey, English 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 old Guernésiais nickname for people from Saint Martin is dravans.
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Saint Martin is located in the southeast of Guernsey. The parish borders the Forest on the southwest, Saint Andrew northwest, and Saint Peter Port on the northeast. Saint Martin also has a very small detachment to the west. The detachment is an exclave which is not contiguous with the rest of the parish.
Saint Martin is one of the most expensive parishes in the island for property, with the average four bedroom house costing £615,000.
The local football club is Saint Martins AC.[1]
The coast has many cliffs, but the beaches in Saint Martin include (from southwest to northeast):
Saint Martin is the second highest parish in Guernsey, its elevation is exceeded only by the Forest. The highest areas in the parish are in the central portion, but this gently slopes down to the boundaries, where on the coast, the parish is delineated by steep cliffs.
The features of the parish include:
The following roads provide important links between Saint Martin and the other parishes (listed from southwest to northeast):
The following roads are also very important, as they provide access to the village centre and most of the shops (listed from west to east):
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