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Vale (Guernésiais: Lé Vale; (フランス語:Le Valle)) is one of the ten parishes of Guernsey. In 933 the islands, formerly under the control of William I, then Duchy of Brittany were annexed by the Duchy of Normandy. The island of Guernsey and the other Channel Islands represent the last remnants of the medieval Duchy of Normandy.〔Marr, J., ''The History of Guernsey – the Bailiwick's story'', Guernsey Press (2001).〕 Much of the Vale parish belonging to the fief Saint Michael, which benefited the Benedictine monks who lived in an abbey that had been built next to the Vale Church from when it was granted in 1032 by Robert of Normandy who had apparently been caught in a storm and his ship had ended up safe in Guernsey. The rights to the fief were removed by Henry VIII when he undertook the Dissolution of the Monasteries. The Castle of Saint Michael, now called Vale Castle has an origin going back at least 1,000 years and was used as a refuge against pirate attacks. In 1117 there was a large ceremony to celebrate the finalisation of major works.〔 and has been a focal point for defence ever since, the latest modifications being undertaken by workers on behalf of the German occupiers. Until 1806 the parish occupied territory on the mainland of Guernsey, the Vingtaine de l'Epine, as well as the whole of Le Clos du Valle, a tidal island forming the northern extremity of Guernsey separated from the mainland by Le Braye du Valle, a tidal channel. Le Braye was drained and reclaimed in 1806 by the British Government as a defence measure. Vale now consists of two non-contiguous territories. The Vale postal code mainly starts with GY3 with some starting GY8. ==Features== The features of the parish include: * Vale Parish Church, St Michel du Valle 〔 * L'Ancresse Common 〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=L’Ancresse Common )〕 * Bordeaux Harbour * The Vale Mill (the parishes most prominent landmark) 〔 * Northern half of Saint Sampson's Town * Northern half of Saint Sampson's Harbour 〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Doomsday Reloaded D-block CI-534000-5479000 )〕 * Vale Pond, nature reserve 〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Vale Pond )〕 * Beaucette marina * Military: * * Parish war memorial at Vale Avenue-Braye Road Cross Roads〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Vale Parish Memorial, Guernsey )〕 * * Vale Castle 〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=History of the Vale Castle )〕 〔 * * Fort le Marchant * * Fort Doyle * * Fort Pembroke * * Rousse Tower 〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Rousse Tower )〕 * * 8 Guernsey loophole towers numbered 4 to 11 * * Beaucette Battery dating from the Napoleonic Wars * * La Lochande Battery dating from the Napoleonic Wars * * Nid L'Herbe Battery and Magazine dating from the Napoleonic Wars * * Portinfer Battery dating from the Napoleonic Wars * * German fortifications, built during the occupation 1940-45 * Archaeology: * * Le Dolmen de Déhus, which incorporates a megalithic art carving known as ''Le Gardien'' 〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Dehus Dolmen – Guernsey’s Most Impressive Passage Grave )〕 〔 * * La Varde passage grave, the largest dolmen on the island * * Les Fouaillages, L'Ancresse Common * * La Platte Mare, cist in circle * * La Mare es Mauves, cist in circle 〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=La Platte Mare )〕 * * Martelo 7, cist in circle * Beaches * * Pembroke 〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=L'Ancresse/Pembroke Bays )〕 * * L'Ancresse 〔 * * Ladies Bay * * Bordeaux Harbour 〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Bordeaux Harbour )〕 * A number of protected buildings 〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=PROTECTED BUILDINGS )〕 The parish of the Vale hosts: * Guernsey Electricity Power Station * Fort le Marchant shooting range * numerous industrial premises * Maison Maritaine * Vale Douzaine Room * Vale Primary School * 18 hole golf course on L'Ancresse Common * Annual music festival 'Vale Earth Fair' at the Vale Castle * numerous quarries * many old and some still in use, vineries. (greenhouses) * Countryside walks 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Vale, Guernsey」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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