Amherst

Amherst is a locality in . Amherst is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include German Naval Signals HQ and Victoria Tower.

Museum
The is a bunker in St. Peter Port that was used by the Germans during the German occupation of the Channel Islands. It was the headquarters of all naval operations, and all of the German radio signals passed through there.

Photo: Unukorno, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a monument in , , erected in honor of a visit by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert to the island in 1846.

Library
Photo: Manxruler, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The , located in St Peter Port, , contains the island's principal collection of local and family history.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include St Peter Port and St Andrew.

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.

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.

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 3 km south of Amherst.

Amherst

Latitude
49.46361° or 49° 27′ 49″ north
Longitude
-2.54361° or 2° 32′ 37″ west
Elevation
49 metres (161 feet)
Open location code
8CXVFF74+CH
Geo­Names ID
6420691
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