Forest, Guernsey


The Forest is a parish in Guernsey. It is the highest parish on the island, with altitudes of up to about 100 m. The full title of the parish is Ste Marguerite de la Foret, after the parish church.
The old Guernésiais nickname for people from La Fouarêt was bourdaons.
The postal codes for street addresses in this parish begin with GY8.
Forest was the first parish in the Island to receive some unwelcome visitors. Chief Officer Inspector W Sculpher recorded the following in the Occurrence Book dated Wednesday, 3 July 1940: "I beg to report that at about 8pm on 30th June a number of German Armed Forces landed at the Airport, Forest."

Geography

The Forest is located in the south of Guernsey. It borders the parishes of St Peter's to the west, St Saviour's to the north-west, St Andrew's to the north and St Martin's to the east.
Beaches
The south coast is mostly made up of cliffs, but the beaches in The Forest include:
Relief
The parish goes up to an altitude of about 100 m. The only low areas are at the coast, where there are steep cliffs.

Climate

The Meteorological Observatory has been at Guernsey Airport since it was built in 1939.

Features

The features of the parish include:
The parish of the Forest hosts:

Main roads

The following main roads provide important links between The Forest and the other parishes:
The following main roads are also very important as they provide access to the Parish Centre and the Airport:
Forest comprises part of the West administrative division with Torteval, St. Saviour's and St. Pierre-du-Bois
In the 2016 Guernsey general election there was a 3,188 or 74% turnout to elect five Deputies. Those elected being Al Brouard, Andrea Dudley-Owen, Emilie Yerby, David De Lisle and Shane Langlois.

Notable people