Vingtaine de la Rocque explained

Vingtaine de la Rocque
Native Name:	La Rocque
Settlement Type:	Vingtaine
Pushpin Map:	Channel Islands
Pushpin Map Caption:	The vingtaine shown within the Channel Islands
Coordinates:	49.1656°N -2.0322°W
Subdivision Type:	Crown Dependency
Subdivision Name:	Jersey, Channel Islands
Subdivision Type1:	Parish
Subdivision Name1:	Grouville
Unit Pref:	Metric
Population Density Km2:	auto

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

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

La Rocque harbour lies within the vingtaine.^[4]

Nature

Waders and seabirds make regular use of the exposed shoreline and nearby fields for feeding.^[5]

See also

• St Peter la Rocque

Notes and References

1. Web site: Grouville - Home. parish.gov.je.
2. https://islandstudiesjournal.org/files/ISJ-10-2-FleuryJohnson_0.pdf 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
3. Web site: La Rocque Station . Disused Stations . 2012-10-09.
4. Web site: Domesday Reloaded: LA ROCQUE HARBOUR . BBC . 1970-01-01 . 2012-10-09.
5. Web site: Jersey Birds . Locations - La Rocque . Jersey Birds . 2012-10-09.