Parishes of Guernsey
Encyclopedia
The Bailiwick of Guernsey
includes the island of Guernsey and other islands such as Alderney
, Sark
, Herm
, Jethou
, Brecqhou
, and Lihou
.
(the parish
of Saint Anne, Alderney and the parish of Saint Peter, Sark
are not generally included in the enumeration of parishes in the Bailiwick as the names are not of administrative significance):
s carry out the decisions of the Douzaine, serving for between one and three years. The longest serving Constable is known as the Senior Constable and his or her colleague as the Junior Constable.
, although these have generally dropped out of use among the English-speaking population. The traditional nicknames are:
Guernsey
Guernsey, officially the Bailiwick of Guernsey is a British Crown dependency in the English Channel off the coast of Normandy.The Bailiwick, as a governing entity, embraces not only all 10 parishes on the Island of Guernsey, but also the islands of Herm, Jethou, Burhou, and Lihou and their islet...
includes the island of Guernsey and other islands such as Alderney
Alderney
Alderney is the most northerly of the Channel Islands. It is part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey, a British Crown dependency. It is long and wide. The area is , making it the third-largest island of the Channel Islands, and the second largest in the Bailiwick...
, Sark
Sark
Sark is a small island in the Channel Islands in southwestern English Channel, off the French coast of Normandy. It is a royal fief, geographically located in the Channel Islands in the Bailiwick of Guernsey, with its own set of laws based on Norman law and its own parliament. It has a population...
, Herm
Herm
Herm is the smallest of the Channel Islands that is open to the public and is part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey. Cars are banned from the small island just like its Channel Island neighbour, Sark. Unlike Sark, bicycles are also banned...
, Jethou
Jethou
Jethou is a small island that is part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey in the Channel Islands. It is privately leased, and not open to the public.It is immediately south of Herm and has an area of approximately .-History:...
, Brecqhou
Brecqhou
Brecqhou is one of the Channel Islands and part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey. It is located just west of Sark and has a surface area of approximately...
, and Lihou
Lihou
Not to be confused with Lihou Reef National Nature ReserveLihou is a small tidal island that is part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey, Channel Islands. It lies off the west coast of Guernsey and is the most westerly point in the Channel Islands. Coordinates: . The island was bought by the States of...
.
Parishes
The island of Guernsey is divided into ten parishesParish (subnational entity)
A parish is an administrative division used by several countries. In the British Isles it is known as a civil parish to distinguish it from the ecclesiastical parish.-External links:* Editorial in The Guardian, 2011-05-16....
(the parish
Parish
A parish is a territorial unit historically under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of one parish priest, who might be assisted in his pastoral duties by a curate or curates - also priests but not the parish priest - from a more or less central parish church with its associated organization...
of Saint Anne, Alderney and the parish of Saint Peter, Sark
Sark
Sark is a small island in the Channel Islands in southwestern English Channel, off the French coast of Normandy. It is a royal fief, geographically located in the Channel Islands in the Bailiwick of Guernsey, with its own set of laws based on Norman law and its own parliament. It has a population...
are not generally included in the enumeration of parishes in the Bailiwick as the names are not of administrative significance):
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Administration
Each parish is administered by a Douzaine. Douzeniers are elected for a four year mandate, three Douzeniers being elected by parishioners at a parish meeting in November each year. The Vale elects four each year and St Peter Port five. The senior Douzenier is known as the Doyen (Dean). Two elected ConstableConstable
A constable is a person holding a particular office, most commonly in law enforcement. The office of constable can vary significantly in different jurisdictions.-Etymology:...
s carry out the decisions of the Douzaine, serving for between one and three years. The longest serving Constable is known as the Senior Constable and his or her colleague as the Junior Constable.
Nicknames
Inhabitants of each of the parishes of Guernsey also have traditional nicknamesBlason populaire
Blason populaire is an umbrella genre in the field of folkloristics used to designate any item of any genre which makes use of stereotypes, usually, but not always, negative stereotypes, of a particular group....
, although these have generally dropped out of use among the English-speaking population. The traditional nicknames are:
Parish | Guernésiais | English Translation |
---|---|---|
St Peter Port | Cllichards | (spitters) |
St Sampson's | Rôines | (frogs) |
Vale | Hann'taons | (cockchafer Cockchafer The cockchafer is a European beetle of the genus Melolontha, in the family Scarabaeidae.... s) |
Castel | Ânes-pur-sàng | (pure-blooded-donkeys) |
St Saviour's | Fouormillaons | (ants) |
St Pierre du Bois | Etcherbaots | (beetles) |
Forest | Bourdons | (bumblebees) |
St Martin's | Cravants | (ray fish) |
St Andrew's | Les croinchaons | (the siftings) |
Torteval | Ânes à pids d'ch'fa | (donkeys with horses' hooves) |