Saint Lawrence (
JèrriaisJèrriais is the form of the Norman language spoken in Jersey, in the Channel Islands, off the coast of France. It has been in decline over the past century as English has increasingly become the language of education, commerce and administration...
: St Louothains) is one of the twelve
parishA parish is a territorial unit that was usually historically served by a local church. This administrative unit is typically found in Roman Catholic, Anglican Communion, the Eastern Orthodox Church, the Church of Sweden, United Methodist, and Presbyterian churches...
es of
JerseyThe Bailiwick of Jersey is a British Crown Dependency off the coast of Normandy, France. As well as the island of Jersey itself, the bailiwick includes the nearly uninhabited islands of the Minquiers, Écréhous, the Pierres de Lecq and other rocks and reefs. Together with the bailiwick of Guernsey...
in the
Channel IslandsThe Channel Islands are an archipelago in the English Channel, off the French coast of Normandy. They include two separate bailiwicks: the Bailiwick of Guernsey and the Bailiwick of Jersey...
. The parish covers 5,258
vergéeA vergée or vergee is a unit of area, a quarter of the French acre. Other spellings include vergie and vrégie. It is not an SI unit. The SI unit of area is the square metre.The term derives from Latin virga...
s (9.5 km²) and occupies the centre of the Island.
Much of the parish is inland, though it has a short stretch of coastline in St. Aubin's Bay. It borders Saint Peter and Saint Mary to the west, Saint John to the north and east, and Saint Helier to the east.
Hamptonne, the Country Life Museum, occupies restored farm buildings in the parish.
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Saint Lawrence (
JèrriaisJèrriais is the form of the Norman language spoken in Jersey, in the Channel Islands, off the coast of France. It has been in decline over the past century as English has increasingly become the language of education, commerce and administration...
: St Louothains) is one of the twelve
parishA parish is a territorial unit that was usually historically served by a local church. This administrative unit is typically found in Roman Catholic, Anglican Communion, the Eastern Orthodox Church, the Church of Sweden, United Methodist, and Presbyterian churches...
es of
JerseyThe Bailiwick of Jersey is a British Crown Dependency off the coast of Normandy, France. As well as the island of Jersey itself, the bailiwick includes the nearly uninhabited islands of the Minquiers, Écréhous, the Pierres de Lecq and other rocks and reefs. Together with the bailiwick of Guernsey...
in the
Channel IslandsThe Channel Islands are an archipelago in the English Channel, off the French coast of Normandy. They include two separate bailiwicks: the Bailiwick of Guernsey and the Bailiwick of Jersey...
. The parish covers 5,258
vergéeA vergée or vergee is a unit of area, a quarter of the French acre. Other spellings include vergie and vrégie. It is not an SI unit. The SI unit of area is the square metre.The term derives from Latin virga...
s (9.5 km²) and occupies the centre of the Island.
Much of the parish is inland, though it has a short stretch of coastline in St. Aubin's Bay. It borders Saint Peter and Saint Mary to the west, Saint John to the north and east, and Saint Helier to the east.
Museums
Hamptonne, the Country Life Museum, occupies restored farm buildings in the parish. An
appleThe apple is the pomaceous fruit of the apple tree, species Malus domestica in the rose family Rosaceae. It is one of the most widely cultivated tree fruits...
orchard preserves native Jersey
ciderCider is an alcoholic beverage made from the fermented juice of apples. Although cider can be made from any variety of apple, certain cultivars are preferred in some regions, and these may be known as cider apples....
apple varieties and the
preinseu (cider press house) is the focus of the annual
Faîs'sie d'cidre cidermaking festival using traditional equipment and methods. The ITV drama
Under the Greenwood TreeUnder the Greenwood Tree or The Mellstock Quire: A Rural Painting of the Dutch School is a novel by Thomas Hardy, published anonymously in 1872...
was mostly filmed here
The
Jersey War TunnelsHohlgangsanlage 8 was a partially completed underground hospital complex in St. Lawrence, Jersey, built by German occupying forces during the occupation of Jersey during World War II. Over of tunnels were completed...
(previously known as the German Underground Hospital) are a major relic of the engineering works undertaken by the occupying German forces 1940–1945. They also serve as a memorial to the many slave-workers pressed into labouring on such projects during the Second World War.
Vingtaines
The parish is divided into
vingtaineA vingtaine is a political subdivision of Jersey. They are subdivisions of the various parishes of Jersey, and one, La Vingtaine de la Ville , in Saint Helier is further divided into two cantons.St...
s for administrative purposes:
- La Vingtaine de la Vallée
Vingtaine de la Vallée is one of the five vingtaines of St Lawrence Parish on the Channel Island of Jersey....
- La Vingtaine du Coin Hatain
Vingtaine du Coin Hâtain is one of the five vingtaines of St Lawrence Parish on the Channel Island of Jersey....
- La Vingtaine du Coin Motier
Vingtaine du Coin Motier is one of the five vingtaines of St Lawrence Parish on the Channel Island of Jersey....
- La Vingtaine du Coin Tourgis Nord
Vingtaine du Coin Tourgis Nord is one of the five vingtaines of St Lawrence Parish on the Channel Island of Jersey....
- La Vingtaine du Coin Tourgis Sud
Vingtaine du Coin Tourgis Sud is one of the five vingtaines of St Lawrence Parish on the Channel Island of Jersey....
St. Lawrence is one electoral district and elects two Deputies.
Demographics
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| 1991 | 1996 | 2001 |
|---|
| 4561 |
4773 |
4702 |
| Statistics beginning 1991 |
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