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The Jurisdiction of Guernsey is a possession of the Crown in right of Guernsey in the English Channel , off the coast of Normandy . The jurisdiction embraces not only all ten parishes on the island of Guernsey, but also the much smaller inhabited islands of Herm , Jethou and Lihou together with many small islets and rocks. The jurisdiction is not part of the United Kingdom , however defence and most foreign relations are handled by the British Government.
The whole jurisdiction lies within the Common Travel Area of the British Isles and is not a member of the European Union , but has a special relationship with it, being treated as part of the European Community for the purposes of free trade in goods. Taken together with the separate jurisdictions of Alderney and Sark it forms the Bailiwick of Guernsey . The two Bailiwicks of Guernsey and Jersey together form the geographical grouping known as the Channel Islands .
The name "Guernsey", as well as that of neighbouring " Jersey ", is of Old Norse origin. The second element of each word, " -ey ", is the Old Norse for "island", while the original root, Guern(s), is of uncertain origin and meaning.