Trinity (Jersey)

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Coordinates 49 ° 13 '59 "  N , 2 ° 5' 31"  W Coordinates: 49 ° 13 '59 "  N , 2 ° 5' 31"  W.
location
Symbols
coat of arms
coat of arms
Basic data
Country jersey
ISO 3166-2 JE
surface 12.3 km²
Residents 3156 (2011)
density 256.6  Ew. / km²
Website www.parish.gov.je/trinity (English)
Bouley Bay with harbor and beach
Bouley Bay with harbor and beach

Trinity ( French La Trinité , Jèrriais : La Trinneté ), the jewel of the north (self-promotion), is one of the twelve parishes of Jersey . The municipality is located in the north of the island and covers 6975 vergées (13 km², 10% of the land area of ​​Jersey). The municipality is markedly rural and unspoilt, is the third largest municipality on Jersey in terms of area, but the one with the third smallest population.

Neighboring parishes are Saint John in the west, Saint Helier in the south, Saint Savior in the southeast and Saint Martin in the east.

Les Platons is the highest point on the island (446  ft , 136 meters) in the municipality .

Sights and culture

The Jersey Zoo with Les Augrès Manor and the Pallot Heritage Steam Museum are located in the municipality.

In folklore , the Bouley area is the hunting ground of the Tchian d'Bouôlé ( Bouley's black dog ), a phantom dog that appears whenever a storm is imminent. The saga was probably spread by smugglers in order to deter people who might surprise them in their illegal deals from night-time ventures.

The parochial church of Trinity with its distinctive white pyramid top of the tower is an important landmark.

The Le Vesconte monument, erected in the shape of an obelisk in 1910, commemorates Philippe Le Vesconte (December 21, 1837 to August 21, 1909), who was in office ten times as a community leader ( connétable , constable , also head of the local police) was chosen.

Trinity Manor, not far from the Pallot Steam Museum , is the seat of the Seigneur of Trinity . The building was bought as a ruin by Athelstan Riley in 1909 and converted - which met with much criticism - in 1910–1913 according to the ideas of Sir Reginald Blomfield into a kind of country castle (château) in the French style. One of the remaining feudal duties in Jersey, one which is tied to the land of Trinity Manor and which is to be performed by the owner, the Seigneur of Trinity , is the monarch on his / her arrival in Jersey greeted with a pair of mallards . To do this, the Seigneur has to ride towards the ship until the horse's stomach is in the water. The current owner of the Seigneurie is Pamela Bell.

In 2012, the Trinity hoard was discovered in the municipality , which mainly dates from the Bronze Age.

Population development

Historical populations:

  • 1991: 2,640
  • 1996: 2,639
  • 2001: 2,718
  • 2011: 3,156

politics

The municipality is divided into five parts ( vingtaines ):

Trinity forms a constituency and elects an MP.

All parishes in Jersey, including Trinity, have an honorary police force made up of volunteer members who have certain rights organized in a police-like manner.

education

Trinity has the Trinity School a primary school, a nursery since 2017 (nursery) is connected.

Personalities

Personalities born here include:

Photo gallery

  • Les Augrès Manor at Jersey Zoo.

  • The parochial church of Trinity with its white tower

  • Rue d'Égypte in Trinity

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Size and land cover of Jersey , Area of Jersey by Parish (2017), on gov.je . Retrieved September 10, 2017.
  2. Jump up ↑ Jersey - My Island - Folklore - Black Dog of Bouley Bay on the BBC website . Retrieved August 26, 2017.
  3. ↑ Trinity Manor Farm homepage , accessed August 26, 2017.
  4. ^ Reproduction of an article by Athelstan Riley from 1922 for the Société Jersiaise .
  5. ^ Census 2011 , accessed August 25, 2017.
  6. ^ List of Elementary Schools in Jersey , accessed August 26, 2017.
  7. ↑ Biography in Jèrriais , accessed on August 26, 2017.

Web links

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