Crown dependency Guernsey Area 18 ha | Seat Manor House Island group Channel Islands | |
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Flight from alderney to guernsey with jethou herm and cruise ship
Jethou (/ʒɛˈtuː/ zhe-TOO) is a small island that is part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey in the Channel Islands. It is privately leased, and not open to the public.
Contents
- Flight from alderney to guernsey with jethou herm and cruise ship
- Map of Jethou Guernsey
- HistoryEdit
- Modern historyEdit
- PoliticsEdit
- WildlifeEdit
- References
Map of Jethou, Guernsey
It is immediately south of Herm and has an area of approximately 44 acres (18 ha).
HistoryEdit
There is evidence of flint manufacturing in an area exposed only at low water between the island and Crevichon which shows occupation around 10,000 BC.
It is said that in AD 709 a storm washed away the strip of land that connected the island with Herm.
The island's name contains the Norman -hou suffix, meaning small island or small hill.
In 1416, it became part of Henry V's estate and still remains a Crown lease and now owned by the States of Guernsey.
Modern historyEdit
From 1920 to 1923 it was leased by Compton MacKenzie along with Herm and remained part of that estate for years, although it is currently part of a different one.
The British 1957 musical Free as Air by Dorothy Reynolds & Julian Slade was set on the fictitious island of 'Terhou', which was based on Jethou.
On the top is a marker. It is said that in earlier times, pirates were hanged on it with chains, as on nearby Crevichon.
From September 1964 until December 1971 the island was occupied by the Faed family consisting of Mr Angus Faed, his wife Susan Faed and their four children, Colin, Erik, Colette and Amanda. Mrs. Susan Faed was the 22nd tenant of Jethou.
In 1972, Charles Hayward founder of the Firth Cleveland Group of Companies, purchased the Crown Tenancy of the island and lived there with his wife Elsie Darnell George until Sir Charles's death in 1983.
It is flanked by two islets, Crevichon to the north and Fauconniere to the south. There is one house on the island and two cottages as well as a large garage where vehicles such as quad bikes and tractors are stored.
It is now leased by Sir Peter Ogden of IT company Computacenter.
Recognised in 2016 as an area of international environmental importance under the Ramsar Convention.
PoliticsEdit
Unlike the largely autonomous islands of Sark and Alderney within the Bailiwick, Jethou is administered entirely by the States of Guernsey, and elects members to the States of Deliberation as part of the St. Peter Port South electoral district.
WildlifeEdit
At the back (east) of Jethou, puffins can be seen swimming off the rocks.