Town Church
The Town Church 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.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Photo: Pymouss, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Anglican
- Description: church in Saint Peter Port, Guernsey, Channel Islands
- Also known as: “Town Church, Guernsey” and “Town Church, St Peter Port”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Guille-Allès Library and Hauteville House.
Hauteville House
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hauteville House is a house where Victor Hugo lived during his exile from France, located at 38 Hauteville in St. Peter Port in Guernsey. In March 1927, the centenary year of Romanticism, Hugo's descendants Jeanne, Jean, Marguerite and François donated the house to the City of Paris. Hauteville House is situated 390 metres south of Town Church.
St James
Theater building
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
St James is a former church in Saint Peter Port, Guernsey. After falling out of use, it was converted in 1985 and is now used as a concert and assembly hall. It stands on College Street, roughly opposite Elizabeth College. St James is situated 310 metres northwest of Town Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include St Peter Port and St Martin.
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 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 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.
Town Church
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Guernsey, Channel Islands, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
49.45469° or 49° 27′ 17″ northLongitude
-2.53628° or 2° 32′ 11″ westOpen location code
8CXVFF37+VFOpenStreetMap ID
way 538730217OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=anglicanWikidata ID
Q27957697
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In Other Languages
From French to German—“Town Church” goes by many names.
- French: “église Saint-Pierre”
- French: “Église Saint-Pierre”
- German: “Town Church”
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