Vingtaine de Samarès
Vingtaine de Samarès is one of the three vingtaines of the Parish of St. Clement in Jersey, Channel Islands.[1]
La Vingtaine de Samarès | |
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 Samarès Manor in 2011 | |
.svg.png)  La Vingtaine de Samarès The vingtaine shown within the Channel Islands | |
| Coordinates (Samarès Manor): 49°10′26″N 2°4′37″W | |
| Crown Dependency | Jersey, Channel Islands |
| Parish | Saint Clement, Jersey |
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
A house on Rue de Samarès
The dolmen at Mont Ubé
See also
Footnotes and references
- ISLAND PLAN 2002: CHANGES TO BUILT-UP AREA BOUNDARY (P.77/2005) – SECOND AMENDMENT (P.77/2005 AMD.(2))– COMMENTS
- "Claim by an individual concerning the drainage of Samarès Marsh".
- "Samarès Station". Disused Stations. Retrieved 2012-10-09.
- "Samares Primary School". Vle.jeron.je. Archived from the original on 2012-08-02. Retrieved 2012-10-09.
- "Le Dolmen de Mont Ube".
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