Saint John, Jersey

Saint John
Saint John
	— Parish —
	Parish hall
	; Coat of arms
	; Coat of arms
	Location of Saint John in Jersey
Crown Dependency	Jersey, Channel Islands
	Area
• Total	8.7 km2 (3.4 sq mi)
	Population
• Total	2,618
• Density	300.9/km2 (779.4/sq mi)
Time zone	GMT
• Summer (DST)	UTC+01 (UTC)

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Saint John (Jèrriais: St Jean) is one of the twelve parishes of Jersey in the Channel Islands.

[edit] Geography

Saint John is in the north of Jersey and borders St Mary on its west, Trinity to the east, and St Lawrence and Saint Helier on its south.

The Centre Stone at Sion in St. John is traditionally regarded as the centre of the Island although it is far from the geographic centre by modern calculations. The stone is prehistoric, showing evidence of cup marks, and may have been brought from a nearby dolmen now vanished

Largely a rural community, the parish has a good local shopping area (grocer, post office, pharmacy, sandwich/coffee bar, medical surgery, hairdresser and kitchen design shop) around its parish church and parish hall.

The cliffs of the north coast afford some of the best views in Jersey. After Trinity, it has the second highest point in Jersey at Mont Mado (473 ft). The parish covers territory of 4,846 vergées (8.7 km².).

Mont Mado granite was quarried historically. The largest quarry is now that of Ronez on the north coast.

La Route du Nord was constructed during the Occupation of the Channel Islands as a scheme to provide work. The road is now dedicated to the men and women of Jersey who suffered 1939-1945.