Valliquerville Explained
| Valliquerville |
| Commune Status: | Commune |
| Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason Valliquerville.svg |
| Arrondissement: | Rouen |
| Canton: | Yvetot |
| Insee: | 76718 |
| Postal Code: | 76190 |
| Mayor: | Jacques Cahard[1] |
| Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
| Coordinates: | 49.6144°N 0.6903°W |
| Elevation M: | 120 |
| Elevation Min M: | 117 |
| Elevation Max M: | 151 |
| Area Km2: | 13.39 |
Valliquerville (pronounced as /fr/) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.
Geography
A farming village situated in the Pays de Caux, some 25miles northwest of Rouen at the junction of the D6015 with the D131e and the D110 roads.
History
In the late eleventh century the village was in the possession of Bec Abbey.[2]
In May 1592, Henry IV and his forces were encamped in the village during the French Wars of Religion.[3] [4]
In April 1940, during World War II Princess Louise's Kensington Regiment was billeted in the village as part of the British Expeditionary Force.[5] [6]
Places of interest
- The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the thirteenth century. Its Gothic tower dates from the sixteenth century.[7] [8] [9] It has been restored after being in a state of disrepair in the mid nineteenth century.[10]
See also
Notes and References
- https://www.seine-maritime.gouv.fr/content/download/26198/186822/file/Liste%20d%C3%A9finitive%20des%20maires%20du%20d%C3%A9partement.pdf Liste des maires du département de la Seine-Maritime
- Book: [[Christopher Harper-Bill]] . Anglo-Norman Studies XXI: Proceedings of the Battle Conference 1998 . 1999 . Boydell & Brewer . 978-0-85115-745-0 . 177 . en.
- Book: Terrier-Santans, Capitaine de . Campagnes de Alexandre Farnèse, duc de Parme et de Plaisance - Aumale, Cailly, Caudebec (1591-1592) . 2016-11-17 . Collection XIX . 978-2-346-12483-1 . fr.
- Book: Somménil, F. . Campagne de Henri iv au pays de Caux, 25 avril-15 mai 1592 . 1863 . 51 . fr.
- Book: Gardner, Robert . Kensington to St Valery en Caux: Princess Louise's Kensington Regiment, France and England, Summer 1940 . 2012-02-29 . History Press . 978-0-7524-8361-0 . en.
- Book: Harpur, B. V. C. . "The Kensingtons": Princess Louise's Kensington Regiment, Second World War . 1952 . Regimental Old Comrades' Association . 18 . en.
- Book: Hare, Augustus John Cuthbert . North-western France (Normandy and Brittany) . 1895 . G. Allen . 69 . en.
- Book: Nagel Travel Guide Series: Europe . 1964 . McGraw-Hill . 450 . en.
- Book: France . 1997 . Ernest Benn Limited . 978-0-393-31640-7 . 160 . en.
- Book: Greenhalgh, Michael . Destruction of Cultural Heritage in 19th-century France: Old Stones versus Modern Identities . 2015-08-24 . BRILL . 978-90-04-29371-7 . 144 . en.
