Everything about Saint Br Lade Jersey totally explained
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. The parish is the second-largest parish by surface area, covering 7,103
vergées (3,157
acres or 12.78 km²), being 11% of the total land surface of the Island.
Its name is derived from a 6th century Celtic or Welsh "wandering
saint" named Saint Branwalader or Saint
Brelade (also
Branwallder,
Broladre,
Brelodre,
Brélade), who is said to have been the son of the Cornish king, Kenen. He is also said to have been a disciple of
Samson of Dol, and worked with this churchman in
Cornwall and the
Channel Islands.
St. Brelade's Church is situated at the end of St. Brélade's Bay, an unusual situation being comparatively distant from historic centres of population. The small
Fisherman's Chapel alongside contains mediaeval
frescoes which survived the
iconoclasm of the
Reformation. According to
folklore, the reason for the siting of the parish church is that originally the St. Bréladais intended to build the church inland, much nearer to the homes of the congregation. However
les p'tits faîtchieaux (the little people) who had their temple in a nearby
dolmen were disturbed by the construction of the foundations and, every night, would undo the construction work and magically transport all the tools and materials down to the shoreline. Eventually the humans gave up and built the church where the
fairies had indicated.
St. Brélade possesses some of the most popular bays in Jersey,
St. Brélade's Bay,
Ouaisné and
Portelet, with part of both
St. Ouen's Bay and
St. Aubin's Bay falling within the parish boundaries. The village (or town) of
Saint Aubin, a fishing port in origin facing St. Helier at the opposite end of St. Aubin's Bay, was historically the main centre of population, but residential development at
Les Quennevais has shifted the centre of population.
Jersey's prison is situated at
La Moye, and the Island's
desalination plant is also sited in the parish.
The
lighthouse at
La Corbière features on the Jersey £5 note (see
Jersey pound) and the Jersey 20 pence piece (see
coins of the Jersey pound)
The traditional nickname for St. Bréladais (inhabitants of St. Brelade) is
carpéleuses (caterpillars).
Subdivisions
The parish is divided into
vingtaines for administrative purposes as follows:
Demographics
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