Jethou
| Jethou | |
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| Island | |
Jethou from St. Peter Port, Guernsey
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| Motto: Vigilare et admonere | |
 This is a map of the Bailiwick of Guernsey. Jethou is just south of Herm. |
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| Coordinates (isle): 49°27′N 2°28′W / 49.450°N 2.467°W | |
| Crown dependency |
 Guernsey
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| Seat | Manor House |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.06875 sq mi (0.1781 km2) |
| Population (1996) | |
| • Total | 3 |
| • Density | 44/sq mi (17/km2) |
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.
It is immediately south of Herm and has an area of approximately 44 acres (18 ha).
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.
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.
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