The Harbour

The Harbour is a harbor in , . The Harbour is situated nearby to the town , as well as near the locality .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Castle Cornet and Hauteville House.

Museum
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is a large island castle in , and former tidal island, also known as Cornet Rock or Castle Rock. Its importance was as a defence not only of the island, but of the roadstead.

Museum
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is a house in , . Between 1856 and 1870, French writer Victor Hugo lived here during his exile from France. In March 1927, the centenary year of Romanticism, Hugo's descendants Jeanne, Jean, Marguerite and François donated the house to the .

Church
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The is also known as the "Parish Church of St Peter Port", "Sancti Petri du Portu" and "Town Church of St Peter, Apostle & Martyr". The earliest known religious building on the site was in 1020 with a reference to a small rectangular chapel; however, a building probably existed in the 8th century.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include St Peter Port and St Martin.

Town
Photo: Alistair Young, CC BY 2.0.
The Bailiwick of Guernsey is a group of islands in the English Channel, part of the . Guernsey is the main island, some 50 miles west of the Cotentin Peninsula in France.

Village
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The Bailiwick of Guernsey is a group of islands in the English Channel, part of the . Guernsey is the main island, some 50 miles west of the Cotentin Peninsula in France. is situated 2½ km southwest of The Harbour.

Hamlet
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Saint Andrew is located in the centre of and as such is the only parish on the island to be landlocked. As it is customary to list the parishes round the coast, either clockwise or anti-clockwise, starting with St Peter Port, is usually the last parish to be mentioned in such a list. is situated 3 km west of The Harbour.

The Harbour

Latitude
49.45583° or 49° 27′ 21″ north
Longitude
-2.53111° or 2° 31′ 52″ west
Open location code
8CXVFF49+8H
Geo­Names ID
6420379
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Satellite Map

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