- Trinity, Jersey
Infobox Channel Island parish
native_name=Trinity
island=Jersey
area=12.3 km²
population=2718
population_density=221.0/km²Trinity (French: "La Trinité",
Jèrriais : "La Trinneté") is one of the twelveparish es ofJersey in theChannel Islands . It is in the north east of the island.Trinity has the reputation of being the most rural of Jersey's parishes, being the third-largest parish by surface area with the third-smallest population. The parish covers 6,817
vergée s (12.3 km²). It is home to the headquarters of the Royal Jersey Agricultural and Horticultural Society at the Royal Jersey Showground, the States Farm and Jersey Zoo (now officially named Durrell Wildlife) atLes Augrès Manor .The
coat of arms of the Parish of Trinity shows theShield of the Trinity diagram.The Parish church, with its distinctive white pyramidal spire, is a notable landmark.
The Le Vesconte memorial (erected 1910) takes the form of an
obelisk at a crossroads commemorating Philippe Le Vesconte (21 December 1837 - 21 August 1909) who was 10 times electedConstable between 1868-1877 and 1890-1909.Among prominent natives of the parish ("les Trinnetais") is Sir Arthur de la Mare (1914 - 1994), a retired ambassador and diplomat in
Japan ,Thailand andSingapore , who wroteJèrriais literature in the Trinitydialect .In
folklore , the area of Bouley has been reputed to be haunted by the "Tchian d'Bouôlé" (Black Dog of Bouley), a phantom dog whose appearance presages storms. The story is believed to have been encouraged by smugglers who wanted to discourage nocturnal movements by people who might witness the movement of contraband at the harbour in Bouley.Trinity Manor is the home of the Seigneur of Trinity. One of the feudal duties of the holder of this
fief is to present the Monarch with a pair ofmallard s when he or she visits the Island. This is now the responsibility of Pamela Bell the new Dame of Trinity Manor.ubdivisions
Trinity is divided into the following vingtaines:
*LaVingtaine de la Ville-à-l'Évêque
*LaVingtaine de Rozel
*LaVingtaine du Rondin
*LaVingtaine des Augrès
*LaVingtaine de la Croiserie Trinity elects one Deputy.
Demographics
External links
* [http://www.parish.gov.je/trinity/ Official parish site]
* [http://www.societe-jersiaise.org/geraint/jerriais/la_trinnete.html La Trinneté]
* [http://www.ngw.nl/int/cha/trinity.htm Coat of arms of Trinity] (as they appear on a 1976 1p stamp)
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