Guernsey Parish Guides

The Bailiwick of Guernsey

Guernsey is situated 30 miles west of the Normandy coast in France and 75 miles south of Weymouth in England and lies in the Gulf of St Malo. The island is approximately 24 sq. miles (63 sq. kilometres) and the population in Guernsey currently stands at just over 60,000. The Baliwick includes several other islands - Sark, Herm, Alderney, and Jethou.

The Ten Parishes

The island of Guernsey is divided into ten parishes which retain an administrative significance relating to the way the island is governed as well as their normal ecclesiastical function.

• St. Peter Port
• St. Martin
• St. Andrew
• St. Saviour
• St. Pierre du Bois
• St. Sampson
• Castel
• Forest
• Torteval
• Vale