Amherst
Amherst is a locality in Guernsey. Amherst is situated nearby to the locality St. Johns, as well as near Longstore.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include German Naval Signals HQ and Victoria Tower.
German Naval Signals HQ
Museum
The German Naval Signals HQ building in St Peter Port is a building used by the Germans during the German occupation of the Channel Islands. It was the headquarters of all naval operations, and all their radio signals passed through there.
Victoria Tower
Photo: Unukorno, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Victoria Tower is a monument in Saint Peter Port, Guernsey, erected in honor of a visit by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert to the island in 1846.
Priaulx Library
Library
Photo: Manxruler, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Priaulx Library, located in St Peter Port, Guernsey, contains the island's principal collection of local and family history.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include St Peter Port and St Andrew.
St Peter Port
Town
Photo: Alistair Young, CC BY 2.0.
The Bailiwick of Guernsey is a group of islands in the English Channel, part of the Channel Islands. Guernsey is the main island, some 50 miles west of the Cotentin Peninsula in France.
St Andrew
Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Saint Andrew is located in the centre of Guernsey 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, St Andrew is usually the last parish to be mentioned in such a list.
St Martin
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Bailiwick of Guernsey is a group of islands in the English Channel, part of the Channel Islands. Guernsey is the main island, some 50 miles west of the Cotentin Peninsula in France. St Martin is situated 3 km south of Amherst.
Amherst
- Type: Locality
- Location: Guernsey, Channel Islands, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
49.46361° or 49° 27′ 49″ northLongitude
-2.54361° or 2° 32′ 37″ westElevation
49 metres (161 feet)Open location code
8CXVFF74+CHGeoNames ID
6420691
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