Saint Helier is one of the twelve parishes, and the largest town in Jersey, the largest of the Channel Islands in the English Channel. It is thought that the site of St. Helier was settled at the time of the Roman control of Gaul. The medieval hagiographies of Helier, the patron saint martyred in Jersey and after whom the parish and town are named, suggest a picture of a small fishing village on the dunes between the marshy land behind and the high-water mark. George II gave £200 towards the construction of a new harbour - previously boats would be beached on a falling tide and unloaded by cart across the sands. From the 1820s, peace with France and better communications enabled by steamships and railways to coastal ports encouraged an influx of English-speaking residents. In 1995, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Jersey being liberated from Nazi occupation, and thus 50 years of peace, a sculpture was erected in what is now called Liberation Square, in front of the Pomme d'Or Hotel, the focal point for the celebrations when the island was originally liberated. Source : www.wikipedia.org.uk
Local Attractions :
Jersey Lavender Farm : www.jerseylavender.co.uk
Mount Orgueil Castle : http://www.jerseyheritagetrust.org/sites/orgueil/orgueil.html
Samarès Manor : www.samaresmanor.com
Elizabeth Castle : http://www.jersey.com/English/aboutjersey/history/Pages/default.aspx?gclid=CPS42vKPhpYCFQ6T1QodXx6-FQ
German Underground Hospital : http://www.jerseywartunnels.com/content/h08/captive_island/GUH.htm
La Hougue Bie : http://www.prehistoricjersey.net/La_Hougue_Bie.shtml
Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust : www.durrellwildlife.org
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