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2 unusual facts about Saint Helier


James Drummond Burns

After preaching at Brighton and Saint Helier, he settled on 22 May 1855 with the newly formed presbyterian congregation in Well Walk, Hampstead.

Raoul A Robinson

Raoul A. Robinson (born September 25, 1928 in Saint Helier, Jersey) is a


Gorey, Jersey

After the division of the Duchy of Normandy in 1204, the strategic location of the harbour led to the construction of the castle of Mont Orgueil to protect the island against the French, also serving as residence for Governors of Jersey until the late 16th century when Elizabeth Castle was constructed off Saint Helier.


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Royal Militia of the Island of Jersey

Around 1730, it was divided into five regiments, based on the Parishes of the island, the 4th Regiment (that of the parishes of Saint Lawrence and Saint Helier) consisting of two battalions.

Transport in Jersey

A 60cm line ran along the west coast, and another was laid out heading east from Saint Helier to Gorey.

A one-metre gauge line was laid down following the route of the former Jersey Railway from Saint Helier to La Corbière, with a branch line connecting the stone quarry at Ronez in Saint John.