The island's airport, Jersey Airport, is the largest airport in the Channel Islands and is located in the parish.
Peter was the first parish to designate some lanes as green lanes The parish is divided into five vingtaines for administrative purposes as follows:Īn old style Green Lane sign - St. Under the proposed electoral reform, it will form part of the North West electoral district consisting of St Mary, St Ouen and St Peter, which will collectively elect 4 representatives alongside the parishes' Connétables. The parish administration is headquartered at the Parish Hall next to the church.Īt present, the parish forms one electoral district for States Assembly elections and elects one Deputy, as well as eight Senators in an islandwide constituency. The incumbent office holder is Richard Vibert, who has held the office since 2018. The highest official in the parish is the Connétable of St. The parish is a first-level administrative division of the Bailiwick of Jersey, a British Crown dependency. Le Clos des Charmes housing estate, constructed by Dandara Jersey and CTJ Housing Trust, was opened on 17 August 2007 by States Housing Minister Senatory Terry Le Main. In commemoration of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee, the Queen's Jubilee Homes, a small estate, were opened on 28 July 2012 by Lieutenant-Governor General Sir John McColl in the presence of Connétable John Refault. Peter's Village was opened in 1973 by the Connétable W. Crapoudoit likely refers to the stream running through St Peter's Valley. In 1180 Jersey was divided by the Normans into three ministeria for admistrative purposes. It is dedicated to St Peter in the desert. There is an ancient unique custom in the parish to ring out the bells continuously on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. There are two bells called Elizabeth and Mary, dated to 16 respectively. The parish church was built by at least 1053. By Norman times, the parish boundaries were firmly fixed and remain largely unchanged since. The Jersey parish system has been in place for centuries.
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