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Vingtaine De La Ville
A vingtaine (literally "group of twenty" in French language, French) is a political subdivision of Jersey. They are subdivisions of the various parishes of Jersey, and one, La Vingtaine de la Ville (The Vingtaine of the town), in Saint Helier is further divided into two cantons. St. Ouen has ''cueillettes'' (Jèrriais: ''Tchilliettes'') instead of vingtaines. In each vingtaine, vingteniers and Constable's officers (in French: ''officiers du Connétable'') are elected as part of Jersey's Honorary Police system. They do not have to live within the vingtaine or cueillette they represent, but they must live in the parish they represent (except in St. Helier, where ratepayers and mandataires are eligible). Vingteniers are elected by a Parish Assembly (Jersey), Parish Assembly of electors and ratepayers for a term of three years but are elected to a particular vingtaine (or cueillette) in that Parish. Vingteniers carry out general community policing in the parish, and fulfill adminis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Almanach Nouvelle Chronique De Jersey 1891 Carte De Jersey
An almanac (also spelled ''almanack'' and ''almanach'') is an annual publication listing a set of current information about one or multiple subjects. It includes information like weather forecasts, farmers' planting dates, tide tables, and other tabular data often arranged according to the calendar. Celestial figures and various statistics are found in almanacs, such as the rising and setting times of the Sun and Moon, dates of eclipses, hours of high and low tides, and religious festivals. The set of events noted in an almanac may be tailored for a specific group of readers, such as farmers, sailors, or astronomers. Etymology The etymology of the word is disputed. The earliest documented use of the word in any language is in Latin in 1267 by Roger Bacon, where it meant a set of tables detailing movements of heavenly bodies including the Moon. It has been suggested that the word ''almanac'' derives from a Greek word meaning ''calendar''. However, that word appears only onc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grouville
Grouville is one of the twelve parishes of Jersey in the Channel Islands. The parish is around east of St Helier. The parish covers a surface area of 4,354 vergées (7.8 km²). The parish includes the south-east portion of the main island of the Bailiwick of Jersey, as well as the Minquiers islets several miles to the south, and is dominated by the broad sweep of the Royal Bay of Grouville. It borders St. Clement, St. Saviour and St. Martin. History The parish of Grouville shares, with the neighbouring parish of St. Martin, a dedication to St. Martin of Tours. The ecclesiastical parish and parish church are dedicated to "St. Martin de Grouville" to distinguish them from the parish of St. Martin (historically ' St. Martin le Vieux'). The Church of St Peter la Rocque was built in the 19th century. The name 'Grouville' may derive from: * the small community established in what is now the parish by St Gerou (also known as Gervold or Geraldius), an ecclesiastical troublesh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vingtaine Du Rocquier
Vingtaine du Rocquier (Jèrriais: ''Vîngtaine du Rotchi'') is one of the three vingtaines of the Parish of Saint Clement in Jersey. ''Rotchi'' means rock or rocky place in Jèrriais, and the vingtaine covers generally low-lying coastal terrain stretching north from Le Hocq and rising up hillsides. Within the vingtaine are Saint Clement's school (primary) and Le Rocquier School Le Rocquier School is a secondary school, owned and operated by the States of Jersey, and located in the parish of St Clement in Jersey. History The present school building, which replaced an older building, was opened to students on 29 Februa .... File:Ouaîsé du Rotchi, Jèrri 2.jpg, The wooden sculpture of a bird is a landmark of the vingtaine File:St clements primary school.JPG, Saint Clement's school File:Rue de la Chapelle Saint Cliément Jèrri.jpg, This road name perpetuates the memory of a long-vanished chapel See also * Vingtaine de Samarès * Grande Vingtaine References Rocquie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grande Vingtaine (St Clement)
La Grande Vingtaine is one of the three vingtaines of Saint Clement, Jersey, St. Clement in the Channel Islands, Channel Island of Jersey.http://jersey.com/Lists/Walking%20Routes/Attachments/18/Parish_Walk_2_St_Clement.pdf It lies to the east of La Vingtaine du Rocquier, and spans the area between ''Le Hocq'' and the parish's border with Grouville. It shares its name with La Grande Vingtaine (St Peter), Grande Vingtaine in St Peter. See also *Vingtaine de Samarès References Vingtaines of Jersey, Grande Saint Clement, Jersey {{Jersey-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Clement, Jersey
St Clement (Jèrriais: ''Saint Cliément'') is one of the twelve parishes of Jersey in the Channel Islands. Its parish hall is around south-east of St Helier. The parish has a population of 9,221 and is the second most densely populated. Located on the south-east coast of the island, stretching from Le Dicq in the west to near La Rocque in the east, it is the smallest parish, with a surface area of just 2,440 vergées (4 km2). The parish is largely suburbanised, with a large spread of post-war low-density housing development. There is no easily definable centre to the parish. The parish hall, schools and church are located in different areas. The parish is also home to a number of sports facilities, such as FB Fields and St Clement's Golf Club. Topynomy In pre-Norman times, the area now known as St Clement was known as ''Petravilla'' or ''Pierreville''. This is named for Peter, a monk who gave his lands in St Clement to the Mont Saint-Michel abbey. The modern parish der ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vingtaine De La Moye
Vingtaine de la Moye ( Jèrriais: "La Vîngtaine d'la Mouaie") is one of the four vingtaines of the Parish of St. Brélade in Jersey in the Channel Islands The Channel Islands ( nrf, Îles d'la Manche; french: îles Anglo-Normandes or ''îles de la Manche'') are an archipelago in the English Channel, off the French coast of Normandy. They include two Crown Dependencies: the Bailiwick of Jersey, .... Together with the Vingtaine des Quennevais it forms part of "St. Brélade No. 2 district" and elects two Deputies. Jersey's Prison is situated at La Moye. Also within the boundaries of the vingtaine are: * La Corbière * St Brelade's Church and the Fisherman's Chapel at the western end of St Brelade's Bay *La Pulente at the southern end of St Ouen's Bay *a number of megalithic sites, including the dolmen at La Sergenté and La Table des Marthes *the desalination plant *La Lande du Ouest, a Site of Special Interest [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vingtaine Des Quennevais
Vingtaine des Quennevais ( Jèrriais: "La Vîngtaine des Tchennevais") is the largest of the four vingtaines of the Parish of St. Brélade in Jersey in the Channel Islands. Together with the Vingtaine de la Moye Vingtaine de la Moye ( Jèrriais: "La Vîngtaine d'la Mouaie") is one of the four vingtaines of the Parish of St. Brélade in Jersey in the Channel Islands The Channel Islands ( nrf, Îles d'la Manche; french: îles Anglo-Normandes or ''î ... it forms part of "St. Brélade No. 2 district" and elects two Deputies. Sport Les Quennevais Rugby Football Club is named after the vingtaine. This vingtaine also contains Les Quennevais Sports Centre, which has the only other public swimming pool in Jersey apart from Aquasplash in St Helier. References External links Les Quennevais RFCLes Quennevais Sports Centre Quennevais Saint Brélade {{Jersey-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vingtaine Du Coin
Vingtaine du Coin is one of the four vingtaines of St. Brélade Parish on the Channel Island of Jersey. Together with Vingtaine de Noirmont, it forms "St.Brélade No. 1 district" and elects one Deputy. Saint Brélade Coin A coin is a small, flat (usually depending on the country or value), round piece of metal or plastic used primarily as a medium of exchange or legal tender. They are standardized in weight, and produced in large quantities at a mint in order ... Jersey articles needing attention {{Jersey-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vingtaine De Noirmont
Vingtaine de Noirmont is one of the four vingtaines of St. Brélade Parish on the Channel Island of Jersey Jersey ( , ; nrf, Jèrri, label= Jèrriais ), officially the Bailiwick of Jersey (french: Bailliage de Jersey, links=no; Jèrriais: ), is an island country and self-governing Crown Dependency near the coast of north-west France. It is the .... Together with Vingtaine du Coin, it forms "St.Brélade No. 1 district" and elects one Deputy. References Noirmont Saint Brélade {{Jersey-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Brélade
St. Brelade (French: ''Saint Brélade'') is one of the twelve parishes of Jersey in the Channel Islands. It is around west of St Helier. Its population was 10,568 as of 2011. The parish is the second-largest parish by surface area, covering 7,103 vergées (12.78 km2), which is 11% of the total land surface of the island and it occupies the southwestern part of the island. It is the only parish to border only one other parish, St. Peter. The parish is largely a suburban commuter area for St Helier, with expansive low rise residential development, especially in the urban area of Les Quennevais. However, the parish also has a number of notable natural sites, such as the sand dunes of St Ouen's Bay. History Its name is derived from a 6th-century Celtic or Welsh "wandering saint" named Branwalator or St. Brelade (also ''Branwallder'', ''Broladre'', ''Brelodre'', ''Brélade''), who is said to have been the son of the Cornish king, Kenen. He is also said to have been a discipl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minquiers
The Minquiers (''Les Minquiers''; in Jèrriais: ''Les Mîntchièrs'' ; known as "the Minkies" in local English) are a group of islands and rocks, about south of Jersey. They form part of the Bailiwick of Jersey. They are administratively part of the Parish of Grouville, and of its Vingtaine La Rocque. The rock shelf around the Minquiers has a larger surface area than Jersey itself, but at high tide only a few of the main heads remain above water. The largest of these is Maîtresse, which is about long and wide and has about ten stone cottages in various states of repair. These are the most southerly buildings in the British Isles; but they have no permanent inhabitants; though fishermen, vraic (seaweed used for fertilizer) collectors, yachtsmen, kayakers, and even radio amateurs make summer landfall. Name The etymology of the name is disputed, and could either come from the Breton language ''minihi'' meaning a sanctuary, or from ''minkier'' meaning a seller of fish. Geog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vingtaine De La Rocque
Vingtaine de la Rocque is one of the four vingtaines of Grouville Parish on the Channel Island of Jersey. It includes the uninhabited Minquiers. Transport The Jersey Eastern Railway opened a station, at La Rocque, on 7 August 1873. The station was subsequently closed on 21 June 1929, and the station no longer exists. Harbour ''La Rocque harbour'' lies within the vingtaine. Nature Waders and seabirds make regular use of the exposed shoreline and nearby fields for feeding. See also *St Peter la Rocque St Peter La Rocque is an Anglican church in the Parish of Grouville, in Jersey. It was built in 1852 to serve the fishing community which flourished at La Rocque, which was seen as necessary by the Rector of Grouville, Abraham Le Sueur. The loca ... References External links la Rocque Grouville Ports and harbours of Jersey {{Jersey-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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