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.
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  • 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.

Library
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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 . is situated 390 metres south of Town Church.

Theater building
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is a former church in , . 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 . is situated 310 metres northwest of Town Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include St Peter Port and St Martin.

Town
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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.

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.

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.

Town Church

Latitude
49.45469° or 49° 27′ 17″ north
Longitude
-2.53628° or 2° 32′ 11″ west
Open location code
8CXVFF37+VF
Open­Street­Map ID
way 538730217
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­anglican
Wiki­data ID
Q27957697
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In Other Languages

From French to German—“Town Church” goes by many names.

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