Trinity, Jersey

Trinity
La Trinité (French)
La Trinneté (Norman)
Jersey parish
Bouley Bay is a small harbour in Trinity.
Bouley Bay is a small harbour in Trinity.
Flag of Trinity
Flag
Coat of arms of Trinity
Coat of arms
Location of Trinity in Jersey
Location of Trinity in Jersey
Crown DependencyJersey, Channel Islands
Government
[1]
 • ConnétablePhilip Le Sueur
Area
[2]
 • Total12.3 km2 (4.7 sq mi)
 • RankRanked 3rd
Elevation
[3]
124 m (407 ft)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total3,156
 • Density260/km2 (660/sq mi)
Time zoneGMT
 • Summer (DST)UTC+01
Postcode district
JE3
Postcode sector
5
Websitewww.parish.gov.je/trinity/

Trinity (French: La Trinité, Jèrriais: La Trinneté) is one of the twelve parishes of Jersey in the Channel Islands. It is 5.8 kilometres (3.6 mi) north of St Helier.[a] It has a population of 3,156.[4] The parish covers 6,975 vergées (12.3 km2 [4.7 sq mi]).[5] Les Platons in the north of the parish is the highest point in Jersey. The parish borders St John, St Helier, St Saviour and St Martin.

Trinity is an agricultural, rural parish, with only 16% of the parish being built up, and 61% dedicated to cultivation.[5] The population is generally spread out across the whole parish, with a loosely defined village towards the north of the parish. The parish's main bay is Bouley Bay, a short distance from the village. A section of Rozel Bay is also shared with neighbouring St Martin. It is home to the States Farm, Jersey Zoo, the Royal Jersey Agricultural and Horticultural Society Showground, and the Pallot Heritage Steam Museum.

The parish church is dedicated to the Holy Trinity, the only island parish church not dedicated to a saint. The coat of arms of the Parish of Trinity shows the Shield of the Trinity diagram.

  1. ^ "Members". Statesassembly.gov.je. Retrieved 2012-10-08.
  2. ^ a b Jersey, States of. "Government of Jersey". gov.je.
  3. ^ "Weather Forecast Saint Helier, United Kingdom | Saint Helier Weather". Wunderground. 2012-04-27. Retrieved 2012-10-11.
  4. ^ Portrait of the Channel Islands, Raoul Lemprière, 1970 ISBN 978-0-7091-1541-0
  5. ^ a b "Government of Jersey: Size and land cover of Jersey". gov.je. Retrieved 2020-12-13.


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