Vingtaine de la Rocque
Vingtaine de la Rocque
La Rocque | |
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 The harbour of La Rocque formerly sustained a fishing community | |
.svg)  Vingtaine de la Rocque The vingtaine shown within the Channel Islands | |
| Coordinates: 49°9′56″N 2°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]
Transport
[edit]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]
Harbour
[edit]La Rocque harbour lies within the vingtaine.[4]
Nature
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Waders and seabirds make regular use of the exposed shoreline and nearby fields for feeding.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Grouville - Home". parish.gov.je.
- ^ Christian Fleury, Henry Johnson: The Minquiers and Écréhous in spatial context: contemporary issues and cross perspectives on border islands, reefs and rocks. In: Island Studies Journal, Vol. 10, no. 2, pp. 163 – 180, Nov. 2015
- ^ "La Rocque Station". Disused Stations. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
- ^ "Domesday Reloaded: LA ROCQUE HARBOUR". BBC. 1 January 1970. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
- ^ Jersey Birds. "Locations - La Rocque". Jersey Birds. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
External links
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