Parish Church of Saint Clement, Ancient parish church in Saint Clement, Jersey.
The Parish Church of Saint Clement is the parish church of Saint Clement in Jersey, one of the island's twelve Ancient Parish Churches. Its stone fabric began around 911 as a chapel, which now serves as the nave. In old Latin records it appears as Ecclesia Sancti Clemtentis de Petravilla in Gersuis, "the Church of St. Clement on the estate of Peter in Jersey".
The church's origins lie with a privately owned fort thought to have been destroyed during Viking raids. Construction of the stone church began around 911, starting with a chapel that is now the nave. It became a parish church no later than 1067, when Duke William II of Normandy granted half its tithes to Montivilliers Abbey in Upper Normandy; only parish churches could collect tithes.
The parish is named after Saint Clement, to whom the church is dedicated; in ancient Latin records it appears as Ecclesia Sancti Clemtentis de Petravilla in Gersuis, "the Church of St. Clement on the estate of Peter in Jersey". The churchyard holds the graves of Sir James Knott, 1st Baronet, and Cecil Stanley Harrison.
The church stands in the parish of Saint Clement in the south-east of Jersey, close to the island's eastern coast. It is one of Jersey's twelve ancient parish churches, and its position near the village makes it reachable on foot from nearby roads. Visitors should check service times before planning a look inside.
Medieval Latin documents refer to it as Ecclesia Sancti Clementis de Petravilla in Gersuis, revealing its location on Peter's estate. This historical name reminds visitors that the church was embedded in the local landscape and property records of its time.
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