Vingtaine de Samarès

Vingtaine
49°10′26″N 2°4′37″W / 49.17389°N 2.07694°W / 49.17389; -2.07694Crown DependencyJersey, Channel IslandsParishSaint Clement, Jersey

Vingtaine de Samarès is one of the three vingtaines of the Parish of St. Clement in Jersey, Channel Islands.[1]

It takes its name from the salt marsh[2] that used to occupy much of the area of this low-lying coastal vingtaine.

Samarès used to be served by the Jersey Eastern Railway. The local train station was opened on 7 August 1873, and closed on 21 June 1929. The station building still exists, and is now a private house.[3]

Places in the vingtaine

  • Samarès Manor
  • Samarès primary school[4]
  • Mont Ubé and its dolmen[5]
  • La Grève d'Azette, a sandy beach which spans from Le Dicq to La Motte
  • FB Playing Fields, sports pitches and facilities
  • Rocque Berg, the Witches' Rock connected with beliefs of witchcraft
  • La Motte, a tidal island and prehistoric site
  • The former train station
    The former train station
  • A house on Rue de Samarès
    A house on Rue de Samarès
  • The dolmen at Mont Ubé
    The dolmen at Mont Ubé

See also

  • Vingtaine du Rocquier
  • Grande Vingtaine

Footnotes and references

  1. ^ ISLAND PLAN 2002: CHANGES TO BUILT-UP AREA BOUNDARY (P.77/2005) – SECOND AMENDMENT (P.77/2005 AMD.(2))– COMMENTS
  2. ^ "Claim by an individual concerning the drainage of Samarès Marsh".
  3. ^ "Samarès Station". Disused Stations. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
  4. ^ "Samares Primary School". Vle.jeron.je. Archived from the original on 2 August 2012. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
  5. ^ "Le Dolmen de Mont Ube".
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