Vingtaine de la Moye
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Vingtaine de la Moye is one of the four vingtaine
s of the Parish of St. Brélade
in Jersey
in the Channel Islands
.
Together with Vingtaine des Quennevais
it forms part of "St. Brélade No. 2 district" and elects two Deputies.
Jersey's Prison
is situated at La Moye. Also within the boundaries of the vingtaine are:
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Vingtaine
A vingtaine is a political subdivision of Jersey. They are subdivisions of the various parishes of Jersey, and one, La Vingtaine de la Ville , in Saint Helier is further divided into two cantons.St...
s of the Parish of St. Brélade
Saint Brélade, Jersey
Saint Brélade is one of the twelve parishes of the Bailiwick of Jersey. Its population is around 9,560, and it occupies the southwestern part of the island. It is the only parish to border only one other parish, St. Peter...
in Jersey
Jersey
Jersey, officially the Bailiwick of Jersey is a British Crown Dependency off the coast of Normandy, France. As well as the island of Jersey itself, the bailiwick includes two groups of small islands that are no longer permanently inhabited, the Minquiers and Écréhous, and the Pierres de Lecq and...
in the Channel Islands
Channel Islands
The Channel Islands are an archipelago of British Crown Dependencies in the English Channel, off the French coast of Normandy. They include two separate bailiwicks: the Bailiwick of Guernsey and the Bailiwick of Jersey...
.
Together with Vingtaine des Quennevais
Vingtaine des Quennevais
Vingtaine des Quennevais is one of the four vingtaines of St. Brélade Parish on the Channel Island of Jersey.Together with Vingtaine de la Moye it forms part of "St. Brélade No. 2 district" and elects two Deputies....
it forms part of "St. Brélade No. 2 district" and elects two Deputies.
Jersey's Prison
La Moye (HM Prison)
HM Prison La Moye is a mixed-use prison in the island of Jersey. La Moye is currently Jersey's only Prison, and is situated within the boundaries of the Vingtaine de la Moye. It is operated by the Jersey Prison Service, part of the Department of Home Affairs....
is situated at La Moye. Also within the boundaries of the vingtaine are:
- La CorbièreLa CorbièreLa Corbière is the extreme south-western point of Jersey in St. Brelade. The name means "a place where crows gather", deriving from the word corbîn meaning crow...
- St Brelade's ChurchSt Brelade's ChurchSt Brelade's Church is one of the twelve ancient parish churches in the island of Jersey; it is sited on the west of the island in the parish of St Brelade, in the south-west corner of St Brelade's Bay...
and the Fisherman's ChapelFisherman's ChapelThe Fisherman's Chapel is a small chapel located beside St Brelade's Church in St Brelade, Jersey, by the shore at the western end of St Brelade's Bay.-History:...
at the western end of St Brelade's Bay - La Pulente at the southern end of St Ouen's Bay
- a number of megalithic sites, including the dolmen at La Sergenté and La Table des Marthes
- the desalination plant
- La Lande du Ouest, a Site of Special
- La Moye School
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