Vingtaine de la Rocque La Rocque | |
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 The harbour of La Rocque formerly sustained a fishing community | |
  Vingtaine de la Rocque The vingtaine shown within the Channel Islands | |
| Coordinates: 49°9′56″N2°1′56″W / 49.16556°N 2.03222°W Coordinates: 49°9′56″N2°1′56″W / 49.16556°N 2.03222°W | |
| Crown Dependency | Jersey, Channel Islands |
| Parish | Grouville |
Vingtaine de la Rocque is one of the four vingtaines of Grouville Parish on the Channel Island of Jersey. [1] It includes the uninhabited Minquiers. [2]
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. [3]
La Rocque harbour lies within the vingtaine. [4]
Waders and seabirds make regular use of the exposed shoreline and nearby fields for feeding. [5]
Transport in Jersey is primarily through the motor vehicle. The island, which is the largest of the Channel Islands has 124,737 registered vehicles (2016). The island is committed to combatting climate change, having declared a climate emergency, and policy is focused on reducing dependence on the car. The island has a cycle network and bus service. The primary modes of transport for leaving the island are by air or sea.
St Helier is one of the twelve parishes of Jersey, the largest of the Channel Islands in the English Channel. St Helier has a population of 35,822 – over one-third of the total population of Jersey – and is the capital of the island.
The Minquiers and Ecréhous are two groups of islands and rocks forming part of the Bailiwick of Jersey, Channel Islands. They are respectively the most southerly and northerly land territories of the Bailiwick. The islands have no permanent inhabitants.
St Clement is one of the twelve parishes of Jersey in the Channel Islands. Its parish hall is around 3.6 kilometres (2.2 mi) south-east of St Helier. The parish has a population of 9,221 and is the second most densely populated.
Grouville is one of the twelve parishes of Jersey in the Channel Islands. The parish is around 3.9 kilometres (2.4 mi) 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.
St Martin is one of the twelve parishes of Jersey in the Channel Islands. It is 5.5 kilometres (3.4 mi) north-east of St Helier. It has a population of 3,763. The parish covers 10.3 km2 (4.0 sq mi).
Trinity is one of the twelve parishes of Jersey in the Channel Islands. It is 5.8 kilometres (3.6 mi) north of St Helier. It has a population of 3,156. The parish covers 6,975 vergées. Les Platons in the north of the parish is the highest point in Jersey. The parish borders St John, St Helier, St Saviour and St Martin.
A vingtaine is a political subdivision of Jersey. They are subdivisions of the various parishes of Jersey, and one, La Vingtaine de la Ville, in Saint Helier is further divided into two cantons.
Gorey is a village in the parishes of St Martin and Grouville on the east coast of Jersey. The harbour is one of the three main harbours of the island, and is located in St Martin. The main centre of the village is located at Gorey Pier near Mont Orgeuil Castle, a 13th century fortification, in St Martin, while there is a small community with a few shops. The church in the village is known as Gouray Church.
The Vingtaine de la Ville is one of the six vingtaines of Saint Helier in Jersey, and roughly corresponds to the historic town centre and harbours. It is divided into two cantons:
The 83rd Regiment of Foot was a British infantry regiment that served in the American Revolutionary War. It was created in 1778 and disbanded in 1783, shortly after the war ended.
Vingtaine de Samarès is one of the three vingtaines of the Parish of St. Clement in Jersey, Channel Islands.
La Grande Vingtaine is one of the three vingtaines of St. Clement in the Channel Island of Jersey. It lies to the east of La Vingtaine du Rocquier, and spans the area between Le Hocq and the parish's border with Grouville.
La Vingtaine des Marais is one of the four vingtaines of the Parish of Grouville in the Channel Island of Jersey.
Vingtaine de la Rue is one of the four vingtaines of Grouville Parish on the Channel Island of Jersey.
The Minquiers are a group of islands and rocks, about 15 km (9.3 mi) south of Jersey. The Minquiers forms part of the Bailiwick of Jersey. They are administratively part of the Parish of Grouville, and of its Vingtaine La Rocque.
St Peter La Rocque is an Anglican church in the Parish of Grouville, in Jersey.
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Jersey:
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