Vingtaine de la Rocque

Vingtaine de la Rocque
La Rocque
Vingtaine

The harbour of La Rocque formerly sustained a fishing community
Vingtaine de la Rocque

The vingtaine shown within the Channel Islands

Coordinates: JE 49°9′56″N 2°1′56″W / 49.16556°N 2.03222°W / 49.16556; -2.03222Coordinates: JE 49°9′56″N 2°1′56″W / 49.16556°N 2.03222°W / 49.16556; -2.03222
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]

Transport

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.[2]

Harbour

La Rocque harbour lies within the vingtaine.[3]

Nature

A little egret on the beach at La Rocque

Waders and seabirds make regular use of the exposed shoreline and nearby fields for feeding.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.parish.gov.je/events_mon.asp?parish_id=6&file_yy=2006&file_mm=November
  2. ↑ "La Rocque Station". Disused Stations. Retrieved 2012-10-09.
  3. ↑ "Domesday Reloaded: LA ROCQUE HARBOUR". BBC. 1970-01-01. Retrieved 2012-10-09.
  4. ↑ Jersey Birds. "Locations - La Rocque". Jersey Birds. Retrieved 2012-10-09.

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