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The Forest (Guernésiais: La Fouarêt, French La Forêt) is a parish in Guernsey. It is the highest parish on the island, with altitudes of up to about 100 m. The full title being Ste Marguerite de la Foret after the parish church. The old Guernésiais nickname for people who were from La Fouarêt was ''bourdaons''. The postal code for street addresses in this parish begins with GY8. Forest was the first parish in the Island to receive some unwelcome visitors. Chief Officer Inspector W SCULPHER, who recorded the following in the Occurrence Book dated Wednesday, 3rd 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 St Peter's in the West, St Saviour's in the North-West, St Andrew's in the North and St Martin's in the East. Beaches The south coast is mostly made up of cliffs but the beaches in The Forest include: * Le Portelet (inaccessible from land; it can be accessed by swimming from Petit Bôt or by boat) * Part of Petit Bôt Relief The land is very high up, with altitudes of about 100 m (the highest in the island) The only low areas are at the coast, where there are steep cliffs. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Forest, Guernsey」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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