Grouville Church
Grouville Church
Grouville Church is one of the twelve ancient parish churches in the island of Jersey; it is sited in the eastern parish of Grouville.
Name
Grouville Church is dedicated to Saint Martin of Tours under the name "St Martin de Grouville", thus distinguishing it from St Martin's Church, where the dedication is to "St Martin le Vieux"; this indicates that Grouville was founded some time after the foundation of St Martin's.
Bibliography
- Balleine's Biographical Dictionary of Jersey
- Balleine's History of Jersey
- The Cartulaire of Jersey
- The Bulletin of the Société Jersiaise
- Jersey Churches by Paul Harrison
- Channel Island Churches, McCormack
- "A Brief History of Grouville Church", A. M. Bellows. URL last accessed 2007-02-15.
External links
Coordinates: 49°11′02″N 2°03′01″W / 49.1838°N 2.0502°W
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