Both Jersey and the Bailiwick of Guernsey are self-governing Crown dependencies.
Their unusual relationship to the English Crown can be traced to 1066, when they
were on the winning side at the Battle of Hastings, as territory of the Duke
of Normandy - later known as William the Conqueror. |
The Guernsey flag |
The Channel Islands comprise the Bailiwick of Guernsey (Guernsey itself [approx 25
square miles] and the much smaller islands of Alderney, Sark, Herm and Jethou)
and Jersey (approx 40 square miles). They lie 25 miles west of the French coast
and 70 miles south of the nearest point on the English coast. The island of
Guernsey has a population of approximately 65,000. |
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