Rozel is a place name describing two identically named vingtaines in the

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- the Vingtaine de Rozel of St Martin and the Vingtaine de Rozel of

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Situated in the north east coast of

, the vingtaines are most well known for the quaint cove situated on the border between St Martin and

known as Rozel Bay. In 1829 a harbour was built for the increasing number of vessels involved in the oyster dredging fishery which eventually collapsed at the end of the 19th century.
Le Câtel de Rozel
lies on a headland to the north of Rozel Bay in Trinity, and is an early fort with signs of

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and

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occupation. During the Napoleonic era, a fort was built on the headland to the north of the harbour and was backed by a garrison stationed at Le Couperon barracks in Rozel Bay. The barracks were built in 1810, sold to a private owner in 1924 and converted into a hotel run by the Sharp family in the 1950s. The property is now a private residential complex.Morgan KE (2013). North Jersey Through Time. Great Britain: Amberley Publishing Limited. 34. Le Moulin de Rozel was a mill built in 1799, dismantled in 1916 and later converted to an artillery observation post by the Germans in the

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. Now a Jersey listed building, the mill serves as a maritime navigation mark. Chateau La Chaire lies in a valley where

Samuel Curtis Samuel Curtis (born in Walworth, Surrey on 29 August 1779-died at La Chaire, Rozel Bay, Jersey, on 6 January 1860

built a house and established a botanical garden in 1841. In 2002 research was undertaken in recreating the "lost garden" and several Eden project style schemes were put forward, however th
Samuel Curtis Garden Project
fell into abeyance in January 2004.

Other vingtaines

Other vingtaines of St Martin and Trinity include

Vingtaine de Faldouet Vingtaine de Faldouet is one of the five vingtaines of St Martin in the Channel Island of Jersey. The vingtaine is situated in the north-east of the parish, bordering the coast. The Vingtenier de Faldouet is currently Mr S L Falle as enrolled t ...

;

Vingtaine du Fief de la Reine Vingtaine du Fief de la Reine is one of the five vingtaines of Saint Martin, Jersey, St Martin in the Channel Islands, Channel Island of Jersey. The Vingtenier du Fief de la Reine is currently Mr D West as enrolled through the Honorary Police of S ...

;

Vingtaine de l'Eglise A vingtaine (literally "group of twenty" in 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 ...

and

Vingtaine de la Queruee A vingtaine (literally "group of twenty" in 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 ...

(St Martin) and

Vingtaine de la Ville-à-l'Évêque Vingtaine de la Ville-à-l'Évêque is one of the five vingtaines of Trinity in the Channel Island of Jersey Jersey ( , ; nrf, Jèrri, label= Jèrriais ), officially the Bailiwick of Jersey (french: Bailliage de Jersey, links=no; Jèrriais ...

;

Vingtaine du Rondin Vingtaine du Rondin is one of the five vingtaines of Trinity in the Channel Island of Jersey Jersey ( , ; nrf, Jèrri, label= Jèrriais ), officially the Bailiwick of Jersey (french: Bailliage de Jersey, links=no; Jèrriais: ), is an isla ...

;

Vingtaine des Augrès Vingtaine des Augrès is one of the five vingtaines of Trinity in the Channel Island of Jersey Jersey ( , ; nrf, Jèrri, label= Jèrriais ), officially the Bailiwick of Jersey (french: Bailliage de Jersey, links=no; Jèrriais: ), is an isl ...

and

Vingtaine de la Croiserie Vingtaine de la Croiserie is one of the five vingtaines of Trinity in the Channel Island of Jersey Jersey ( , ; nrf, Jèrri, label= Jèrriais ), officially the Bailiwick of Jersey (french: Bailliage de Jersey, links=no; Jèrriais: ), is an ...

(Trinity).

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