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St Helier (/ ˈ h ɛ l i ər /; Jèrriais: Saint Hélyi; French: Saint-Hélier) is the Capital city of Jersey, the largest of the Channel Islands in the English Channel.St Helier has a population of 35,822 [4] – over one-third of the total population of Jersey – and is one of the twelve parishes of Jersey.
Saint Helier Harbour is named after Helier (or Helerius), a 6th-century ascetic hermit from Belgium. The traditional date of his martyrdom is AD 555. His feast day, marked by an annual municipal and ecumenical pilgrimage to the Hermitage, is on 16 July. The medieval hagiographies of Helier, the patron saint martyred in Jersey and after whom the ...
Battles/wars. Battle of Jersey. Third English Civil War. "Elizabeth Castle" from the west with the length of the ensemble of the castle buildings. Elizabeth Castle (Norman: Lé Châté Lîzabé) [1][2] is a castle and tourist attraction, on a tidal island within the parish of Saint Helier, Jersey.
Waterfront (St Helier) The Waterfront (Jèrriais: Quartchi du Hâvre, French: Quartier du Havre) is a district of St Helier in the island of Jersey. It is built on reclaimed land to the west of the Albert Pier and to the south of the Esplanade, however the definition is ambiguous and can be extended to cover older parts of the town.
Fort Regent is a 19th-century fortification and leisure centre on Mont de la Ville (Town Hill), in St. Helier, Jersey. [1][2] The fort is in close proximity to the fortified South Hill Engineers Barracks at La Collette and overlooks the 16th-century Elizabeth Castle and harbour to the west. The fort's main features are substantial curtain walls ...
St Helier, Jersey. Mount Bingham also known as South Hill is a hill (48 meters; 157 feet) in St. Helier, the capital of the Channel Island of Jersey. It is named after Sir Francis Richard Bingham who served as Lieutenant Governor of Jersey from 1924 until 1929. A road that circles the coastal side of Mount Bingham is known by the same name.