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Jethou is a small island that is part of the Channel Islands, but not open to the public. Jethou is immediately south of Herm and has an area of approximately 180,000 m� (44 acres). It is said that in AD 709 a storm washed away the strip of land which connected the island with Herm.

In 1416, it became part of Henry V of England's estate and still remains a Crown lease and now owned by the States of Guernsey.

At the back of Jethou, Puffins can be seen swimming off the rocks.

Categories: Guernsey | Channel Islands

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BBC - Guernsey - About Guernsey - Jethou History (725 words)
	This was in Jethou and the origins of the current large population.
	When the French monasteries in the islands were suppressed under Henry V in 1414 then Jethou left the hands of Mont St Michel after 350 years.
	Between this time and 1717 Jethou was not officially inhabited but may have been a home for pirates.

Jethou - Definition, explanation (121 words)
	Jethou is a small island that is part of the Channel Islands, but not open to the public.
	Jethou is immediately south of Herm and has an area of approximately 180,000 m²; (44 acres).
	It is said that in AD 709 a storm washed away the strip of land which connected the island with Herm.

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