Vingtaine du Rocquier explained

La Vingtaine du Rocquier
Settlement Type:Vingtaine
Pushpin Map:Channel Islands
Pushpin Map Caption:The vingtaine shown within the Channel Islands
Coordinates:49.17°N -2.0653°W
Coor Pinpoint:Le Rocquier School
Subdivision Type:Crown Dependency
Subdivision Name:Jersey, Channel Islands
Subdivision Type1:Parish
Subdivision Name1:Saint Clement, Jersey
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Density Km2:auto

Vingtaine du Rocquier (Jèrriais: Vîngtaine du Rotchi) is one of the three vingtaines of the Parish of Saint Clement in Jersey.[1] Rotchi means rock or rocky place in Jèrriais,[2] and the vingtaine covers generally low-lying coastal terrain stretching north from Le Hocq and rising up hillsides. Within the vingtaine are Saint Clement's school (primary) and Le Rocquier School.

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Notes and References

  1. http://search.jerseyheritage.org/detail.aspx?parentpriref=110179218 Ordnance survey map of part of Vingtaine de Samarès and Vingtaine du Rocquier, St Clement, including Le Rocquier School, Le Haguais and La Grande Route de St Clement, plan no 13/19
  2. Book: Le Maistre, Frank. Dictionnaire Jersiais-Français. 1966. Le Don Balleine. Jersey.