Elizabeth Castle

Elizabeth Castle is a castle and tourist attraction, on a tidal island within the parish of Saint Helier, Jersey. Construction was started in the 16th century when the power of the cannon meant that the existing stronghold at was insufficient to defend the Island and the port of St Helier was vulnerable to attack by ships armed with cannons.
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: castle in Jersey, Channel Islands
  • Also known as: “Le Château de L’Islet” and “Le Château Elisabeth”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Jersey General Hospital and St. Helier Marina.

Hospital
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in Saint Helier is the only hospital on the island of . It has 219 beds. Medical students are placed at the hospital by the Wessex Deanery of Health Education England.

Marina
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St Helier Marina is one of three marinas located in Saint Helier Harbour, and is operated by Ports of Jersey. The marina is mostly used for berthing private yachts using a series of pontoons.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Saint Helier and Saint Aubin.

Town
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Jersey is the largest and southernmost of the . It's a self-governing dependency of the British Crown, but not part of the United Kingdom.

Village
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St Aubin is a town and port in La Vingtaine du Coin, St Brelade, . It is located on the western end of St Aubin's Bay, on the south coast of the island, opening out into the . is situated 3½ km west of Elizabeth Castle.

Locality
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is an area in the parish of St. Clement, in the south-east of , . is a Jèrriais name, and means "the headland" or "the cape" in English. is situated 4½ km east of Elizabeth Castle.

Elizabeth Castle

Latitude
49.17611° or 49° 10′ 34″ north
Longitude
-2.12528° or 2° 7′ 31″ west
Elevation
13 metres (43 feet)
Open location code
8CXV5VGF+CV
Geo­Names ID
3237065
Wiki­data ID
Q2500961
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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Swedish—“Elizabeth Castle” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: “Замак Елізаветы”
  • Cebuano: “Elizabeth Castle”
  • Dutch: “Elizabeth Castle”
  • French: “château Elizabeth”
  • French: “Château Elizabeth”
  • German: “Elizabeth Castle”
  • Narom: “Chate Lizabe”
  • Narom: “Châté Lîzabé”
  • Norwegian: “Elizabeth Castle”
  • Polish: “Elizabeth Castle (Jersey)”
  • Polish: “Elizabeth Castle”
  • Russian: “Замок Елизаветы”
  • Russian: “Замок Элизабет”
  • Swedish: “Elizabeth Castle”

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