Saint Andrew, Guernsey

St. Andrew
Parish
Location of St. Andrew in Guernsey
Coordinates: 49°26′53″N 2°34′41″W / 49.44806°N 2.57806°W / 49.44806; -2.57806Coordinates: 49°26′53″N 2°34′41″W / 49.44806°N 2.57806°W / 49.44806; -2.57806
Crown Dependency	Guernsey, Channel Islands
Government
• Electoral district	South East
Area
• Total	4.4 km2 (1.7 sq mi)
Population
• Total	2,409
• Density	550/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zone	GMT
• Summer (DST)	UTC+01 (UTC)

Saint Andrew (Guernésiais: Saint Andri; French: Saint-André-de-la-Pommeraye) 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.

Geography

Saint Andrew is located in the centre of the island and features hills and valleys.

Landmarks

The Little Chapel is believed to be the world's smallest consecrated church.^[1][2]

Gallery

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  Little Chapel, Guernsey

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  German underground hospital

The features of St Andrew include:

• St Andrew's Church
• St Andrew's School
• The German Underground Hospital^[3]
• The Little Chapel^[4] at Les Vauxbelets
• The Princess Elizabeth Hospital (also known as the PEH)
• Grammar School, Footes Lane

Culture

As it is customary to list the parishes round the coast, either clockwise or anti-clockwise, starting with St Peter Port, St Andrew is usually the last parish to be mentioned in such a list. This gave rise to the traditional nickname in Dgèrnésiais of the inhabitants of the parish: les croinchaons (the siftings, what is left behind in the sieve).

St Andrews is the most expensive parish in Guernsey closey followed by St Pierre Du Bois and St Saviour. St. Andrews is split into two parts one boarding St Peter Port and one Boarding St Saviour and the Forest. The upper part of the parish where the church and the little chapel is situated is very rural.

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Saint Andrew's, Guernsey.

• The Little Chapel of Guernsey