page_title: Herm
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Herm / History
caption_attribution_description: English: The north of Herm. Standing stones can be seen on the grass, and Sark in the background.
context_page_description: Herm is one of the Channel Islands and part of the Parish of St Peter Port in the Bailiwick of Guernsey. It is located in the English Channel, north-west of France and south of England. It is 2.183 kilometres long and under .873 kilometres wide; orientated north–south, with several stretches of sand along its northern coast. The much larger island of Guernsey lies to the west and Jersey to the south-east, and the smaller island of Jethou is just off the south-west coast.
  Herm was first discovered in the Mesolithic period, and the first settlers arrived in the Neolithic and Bronze Ages. Many tombs from that period remain today, the majority in the north of the island. The island was annexed to the Duchy of Normandy in 933, but returned to the English Crown with the division of Normandy in 1204. It was occupied by Germany in the Second World War and the scene of Operation Huckaback, but was largely bypassed. Herm is currently managed by Herm Island Ltd, formed by Starboard Settlement, who acquired Herm in 2008, following fears during the sale of the island that the 'identity' of the island was at threat.
  Herm's harbour is on its west coast.
caption: The common in the north of the island. Standing stones can be seen on the grass, while the island of Sark lies in the background.
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