St Lawrence, Jersey
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St Lawrence (French: Saint-Laurent; Jèrriais: St Louothains) is one of the twelve parishes of Jersey in the Channel Islands. It is located 8.0 kilometres (5.0 mi) west of St Helier.[a] The parish covers 5,258 vergées (9.5 km2) and occupies the centre of the Island. St Lawrence Village is also the name of a village in the parish.
Much of the parish is inland, though it has a short stretch of coastline in
History
As with every Jersey parish, its name derives from the name of its parish church. In this case, the church is dedicated to St Lawrence, who was martyred in Rome in 258 AD. The church was possibly situated on the site of a Celtic monastery from the Dark Age.[3]
The Jersey parish system has been in place for centuries. By Norman times, the parish boundaries were firmly fixed and remain largely unchanged since.[4]
In 1180 Jersey was divided by the Normans into three ministeria for administrative purposes. St Lawrence was part of de Groceio. De Groceio likely refers to the Jersey family name, de Gruchy.[4]
Governance
The parish is a first-level
At present, the parish forms one electoral district for States Assembly elections and elects two Deputies, as well as eight Senators in an islandwide constituency. The current Deputies for St Lawrence are Kristen Morel and Gregory Guida.[6] The Chief Minister, Senator John Le Fondré, was previously a St Lawrence Deputy (2005-2018).[7] Under the proposed electoral reform, it will form part of the Central electoral district consisting of St John, St Lawrence and Trinity, which will collectively elect four representatives alongside the parishes' Connétables.[8]
The parish is divided into vingtaines for administrative purposes:
- La Vingtaine Haut de la Vallée
- La Vingtaine Bas de la Vallée
- La Vingtaine du Coin Hatain
- La Vingtaine du Coin Motier
- La Vingtaine du Coin Tourgis Nord
- La Vingtaine du Coin Tourgis Sud
All parishes of Jersey, including St Lawrence, have an Honorary Police force.
Geography
The parish is mainly rural, but has some significant residential development. The village is in the centre of the parish, forming around the A10 main road, however it does not have a lot of residential development. Most of the development in the parish is in the south of the parish around Le Mont Felard and Bel Royal or in the north of the parish at Six Roads.
The parish has a section of
Demography
The parish has 5,418 residents according to the 2011 census.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 4,561 | — |
| 1996 | 4,773 | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 4,702 | −1.5% |
| 2011 | 5,418 | +15.2% |
Landmarks
Hamptonne, the Country Life Museum, occupies restored farm buildings in the parish. An apple orchard preserves native Jersey cider 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 Tree was mostly filmed here.[9]
The
Education
There are two primary schools in the parish. Bel Royal school is in the south and St Lawrence School is in the north.
Twin towns
St Lawrence is twinned with:
Notes
- ^ Measured from the Parish Hall to the Royal Square
References
- ^ "Election results 2011". Gov.je. Retrieved 2012-10-05.
- ^ "Jersey Census 2011" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-10-05.
- ISBN 978-0-901897-00-8.
- ^ ISBN 978-1860776502.
- ^ "Members". statesassembly.gov.je. Retrieved 2021-03-13.
- ^ "Results 2018". Vote.je - States of Jersey Elections. Retrieved 2021-03-13.
- ^ "Members". statesassembly.gov.je. Retrieved 2021-03-13.
- ^ https://statesassembly.gov.je/assemblypropositions/2020/p.139-2020.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "Jersey to host major film production". 4rfv.co.uk. 2005-05-23. Retrieved 2012-10-05.
External links
- Official website
- Saint Lawrence at Les Pages Jèrriaises at the Wayback Machine (archived 6 May 2005)
