The
Bailiwick of Jersey (
Jèrriais: ''Bailliage dé Jèrri'') is a British
Crown dependency off the
French coast of
Normandy
Normandy (; french: link=no, Normandie ; nrf, Normaundie, Nouormandie ; from Old French , plural of ''Normant'', originally from the word for "northman" in several Scandinavian languages) is a geographical and cultural region in Northwestern ...
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As well as the island of Jersey itself, the Bailiwick includes
the nearly uninhabited islands and islets of:
* Les
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 ...
** Maîtresse Île / Maîtr' Île
** Les Maisons
** Le Niêsant
** Les Faucheurs
** La Haute Grune
* Les
Écréhous
The Écréhous (or in Jèrriais: ''Êcrého'') are a group of islands and rocks situated six miles (9.6 km) north-east of Jersey, and eight miles (12.8 km) from France. They form part of the Bailiwick of Jersey and are administrativel ...
** Maîtr'Île
** La Marmotchiéthe
** Lé Bliantch'Île
** Les D'mies
** La Grand' Naithe
** L'Êtchièrviéthe
** Lé Fou
** La Froutchie
*
Les Dirouilles
Les Dirouilles ( nrf, label= Jèrriais, Les Dithouïl'yes) are a range of rocks to the North-East of Jersey
Jersey ( , ; nrf, Jèrri, label= Jèrriais ), officially the Bailiwick of Jersey (french: Bailliage de Jersey, links=no; Jèrria ...
* Les
Pierres de Lecq
Les Pierres de Lecq ( Jèrriais: ''Les Pièrres dé Lé'') or the Paternosters are a group of uninhabitable rocks or a reef in the Bailiwick of Jersey between Jersey and Sark, north of Grève de Lecq in Saint Mary, and west of the Cotentin ...
** ''L'Êtchièrviéthe''
** ''La Rocque du Nord''
** '' L'Êtaîse'' or ''L'Êtaîthe''
** ''Lé Bel''
** ''Lé Longis ''
** ''La P'tite Mathe''
** '' La Grôsse '' (Great Rock)
** ''La Grand' Mathe''
** ''La Greune dé Lé'', or ''La Bonnette ''
** ''La Greune du Seur-Vouêt''
** ''L'Orange''
** ''La Vouêtaîse'', ''La Vouêtaîthe'', or ''La Vouêt'rêsse''
** ''La Cappe ''
** ''La Douoche''
** '' Lé Byi ''
** ''La Rocque Mollet''
** ''L'Êtché au Nord-Vouêt''
** ''La Galette''
** ''La Briarde''
** ''La Sprague''
** ''La Niêthole Jean Jean'' or ''Lé Gouoillot''
* Île Agois
*
La Motte (Green Island), a
tidal island
* L'Islet, site of
Elizabeth Castle
Elizabeth Castle () is a castle and tourist attraction, on a tidal island within the parish of Saint Helier, Jersey. Construction was started in the 16th century when the power of the cannon meant that the existing stronghold at Mont Orgueil wa ...
* L'Île au Guerdain, site of Janvrin's Tomb
* Icho, site of
Icho Tower
* L'Avarison, site of
Seymour Tower
* La Rocque Ho
* La Grosse Tête
* Les Caînes
* Le Grand Caramé
* Le Petit Caramé
* Le Fara
* Les Rotchettes
* L'Île au Prêtre
* Le Cormoran
* Le Cheval Guillaume
* Lé Long Êtchet
* L'Étacquerel
* La Froutchie
* L'Île Pèrchie
* Hèrquantîn
* other unnamed rocks and reefs
By calling any of the above named entities "Islands", is a very generous representation. Most are no more than uninhabitable rocks jutting out of the sea. Les Écréhous are habitable; the rest would require a hardy individual to even attempt habitation.
References
* Details via the
Bailiwick of Jersey
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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 l ...