This is a map of
Guernsey. St Peter Port is shaded in red.
St Peter Port is the capital of Guernsey, as well as the main port of the island. In the Norman dialect "Guernesiais", historically the official language of Guernsey, the name of the town and its surrounding parish is St Pierre Port.
As well as being a parish, St Peter Port is a small town consisting mostly of steep narrow streets and steps on the overlooking slopes.
The post code for addresses in this parish starts with GY1.
Geography
View of St Peter Port from the South.
St Peter Port is located on the East coast of Guernsey. It borders St Sampson's in the North, The Vale in the North-West, St Andrew's in the West and St Martin's in the South.
Relief
The land in the North and by the harbour is low lying but in the South, the land gets much higher (but not as high as St Martin's or the Forest). This means that there are quite a few cliffs on the coast between Havelet and Fermain.
Features
The Town Church-St Peter Port.
The features of the town include:
Main roads
The following main roads (listed from North-South) provide important links between St Peter Port and the other parishes:
- Les Banques (leads up the coast to St Sampsons and the North of the Island)
- Rue Des Varendes (leads to the parish of Castel)
- Mount Row (leads to St Andrew's and the West of the Island)
- Ruette Brayes (leads to St Martin's and the South of the Island)
- Fort Road (leads to St Martin's)
The following coastal roads (listed from North-South) are also very important as they provide access to the shops, carparks and the harbour:
- St George's Esplanade
- North Esplanade
- South Esplanade
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