Our French Connections, (Nearer to France).

Jersey is more than imprinting your footsteps. Exploring features of those that made our passed French activities. As an island we go back 8000 years, our island existence sits in the Bay of Mt. St. Michel, south of the English Channel. With the coming of the Earliest man, (Palaeolithic during Stone Age times), take pride in your steps discovering the distance of time when Jersey was high and dry!

Situated close to the Normandy shore of France, Jersey shipping was constantly vulnerable to attack. finally, the French landed in 1781. Discover along our shore, these unique expanses of our Jersey-fortified Round Towers. Britain used our island as a fortress with these front-line defenses. Fortifications from the Iron Age to the Second World War demonstrate how important Jersey has been throughout this island's ‘Historical’ plus military strategical Important. perspective view of Jersey is position as an autonomous Dependency of the Crown, is neither English nor French, yet draws from its relations with both. Related to early Norman dominance of 11c, discovering life throughout the 12 Parishes that still makes up the unique original boundaries of our Christian heritage. The beginning of an offshore Trading island, used by merchants, (18th c) taking advantage of our unique position, free from English Taxes. Creating the beginning of a multitude of profitable enterprises from Jersey over those centuries.