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  2. Culture of Guernsey - Wikipedia

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    The national animals of the island of Guernsey are the donkey and the Guernsey cow.The traditional explanation for the donkey (âne in French and Guernésiais) is the steepness of St Peter Port streets that necessitated beasts of burden for transport (in contrast to the flat terrain of the rival capital of Saint Helier in Jersey), although it is also used in reference to Guernsey inhabitants ...

  3. Guernsey - Wikipedia

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    Detailed map of Guernsey and nearby islands Situated in Mont Saint-Michel Bay at around 49°35′N 2°20′W  /  49.583°N 2.333°W  / 49.583; -2.333 , Guernsey, Herm and some other smaller islands together have a total area of 71 square kilometres (27 sq mi) and coastlines of about 46 kilometres (29

  4. Outline of Guernsey - Wikipedia

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    The location of Guernsey An enlargeable map of the Bailiwick of Guernsey Enlargeable, detailed map of Guernsey and nearby islands. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Guernsey: The Bailiwick of Guernsey – British Crown dependency located in the Channel Islands off the coast of Normandy. [1]

  5. Channel Islands - Wikipedia

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    The Channel Islands [note 1] are an archipelago in the English Channel, off the French coast of Normandy.They are divided into two Crown Dependencies: the Bailiwick of Jersey, which is the largest of the islands; and the Bailiwick of Guernsey, consisting of Guernsey, Alderney, Sark, Herm and some smaller islands.

  6. Guernsey (clothing) - Wikipedia

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    Worn as a source of pride and often knitted by prospective wives "to show the industrious nature of the woman he was about to marry", the "finer" guernsey was more elaborately patterned than its working cousin. [8] With the advent of the machine-knitted guernsey and the decline in the knitting industry, this guernsey is a much rarer sight.

  7. History of Guernsey - Wikipedia

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    La Gran'mère du Chimquière, the Grandmother of Chimquiere, the statue menhir at the gate of Saint Martin's church is an important prehistoric monument. Around 6000 BC, the rising sea created the English Channel and separated the Norman promontories that became the bailiwicks of Guernsey and Jersey from continental Europe. [1]

  8. Category:Culture of Guernsey - Wikipedia

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  9. Vale, Guernsey - Wikipedia

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    In the 2016 Guernsey general election there was a 3,774 or 74% turnout to elect six Deputies. Those elected (in order of votes received) being Matt Fallaize , Dave Jones , Mary Lowe , Laurie Queripel , Jeremy Smithies and Sarah Hansmann Rouxel .