Centuries of conflict still evident on channel island ; Today's featured isle stretches the term Westcountry Islands as far as it will go, but we have included Guernsey in this series for several good reasons: it is one of the closest of the Channel Islands, lying just 71 miles south of Weymouth, and it has a long and historic connection with this region.

Western Morning News, The Plymouth (UK) | May 20, 2009 | Copyright

Today's featured isle stretches the term Westcountry Islands as far as it will go, but we have included Guernsey in this series for several good reasons: it is one of the closest of the Channel Islands, lying just 71 miles south of Weymouth, and it has a long and historic connection with this region.

It is a link that remains firm - only recently, for example, Air Southwest began a new daily service flying from Plymouth to Guernsey. Exeter Airport also has direct flights and there are regular ferries from Poole and Weymouth.

So Guernsey, and its tiny near neighbour Herm, represent the Channel ...

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