Landmark · St Peter
St Peter's Parish Church
A church has stood on this site for well over a thousand years, and by 1053 the building here was the parish church.
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The story
A church has stood on this site for well over a thousand years, and by 1053 the building here was the parish church. Its square tower carries a tapering stone steeple rising 38 metres, or 123 feet, the tallest in Jersey. The church was enlarged in 1886 partly to accommodate soldiers of the Jersey Militia, who were stationed on the island until 1926 and housed at St Peter's Barracks — which stood near the far end of what is now the airport runway. Among the modern stained glass are windows showing Jersey Airport and the Occupation and Liberation of the island.
