Vingtaine du Rocquier

Vingtaine
49°10′12″N 2°3′55″W / 49.17000°N 2.06528°W / 49.17000; -2.06528Crown DependencyJersey, Channel IslandsParishSaint Clement, Jersey

Vingtaine du Rocquier (Jèrriais: Vîngtaine du Rotchi) is one of the three vingtaines of the Parish of Saint Clement in Jersey.[1] Rotchi means rock or rocky place in Jèrriais,[2] 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.

  • The wooden sculpture of a bird is a landmark of the vingtaine
    The wooden sculpture of a bird is a landmark of the vingtaine
  • Saint Clement's school
    Saint Clement's school
  • This road name perpetuates the memory of a long-vanished chapel
    This road name perpetuates the memory of a long-vanished chapel

See also

References

  1. ^ Ordnance survey map of part of Vingtaine de Samarès and Vingtaine du Rocquier, St Clement, including Le Rocquier School, Le Haguais and La Grande Route de St Clement, plan no 13/19
  2. ^ Le Maistre, Frank (1966). Dictionnaire Jersiais-Français. Jersey: Le Don Balleine.
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