See also:

• ALDERNEY (Fr. Aurigny)

ALDERNEY (Fr. Aurigny)  , one of the Channel Islands, the northernmost of the See also:

• PRINCIPAL

principal members of the See also:

• GROUP

group, belonging to See also:

• ENGLAND
• ENGLAND, THE CHURCH OF

England . It lies in 490 43' N. and 2° 12' W., gm: W. of Cape La See also:

• HAGUE, THE (in Dutch, 's Gravenhage, or, abbreviated, den Haag; in Fr. La Haye; and in Late Lat. Haga Comitis)

Hague on the See also:

• COAST (from Lat. costa, a rib, side)

coast of See also:

• NORMANDY

Normandy . The See also:

• HARBOUR (from M.E. hereberge, here, an army; cf. Ger. Heer and -beorg, protection or shelter. Other early forms in English were herberwe and haiborow, as seen in various place names, such as Market Harborough.. The French auberge, an inn, derived through

harbour, on the See also:

• NORTH
• NORTH, BARONS
• NORTH, MARIANNE (1830—1890)
• NORTH, ROGER (1653-1734)
• NORTH, SIR THOMAS (1535?-16o1?)

north coast in the See also:

• BAY

bay of Braye, is 25 M. from St See also:

• PETER
• PETER (Lat. Petrus from Gr. irfpos, a rock, Ital. Pietro, Piero, Pier, Fr. Pierre, Span. Pedro, Ger. Peter, Russ. Petr)
• PETER (PEDRO)
• PETER, EPISTLES OF
• PETER, ST

Peter See also:

• PORT

Port, See also:

• GUERNSEY (Fr. Guernesey)

Guernsey, by way of which See also:

• OUTER

outer communications are ,principally carried on, and 55 M . S. by E. of See also:

• PORTLAND
• PORTLAND, EARL OF
• PORTLAND, ISLE OF
• PORTLAND, WILLIAM BENTINCK, EARL
• PORTLAND, WILLIAM HENRY CAVENDISH BENTINCK

Portland See also:

• BILL

Bill, the, nearest point of England . The length of the See also:

• ISLAND (O.E. ieg =isle, +land')

island from N . E. to S . W. is 31 m., its See also:

• AVERAGE

average breadth 1 m., its See also:

• AREA

area 1962 acres, and its See also:

• POPULATION (Lat. populus, people; populare, to populate)

population (19or) 2062 . The strait between the island and Cape La Hague, called the See also:

• RACE

Race of See also:

• ALDERNEY (Fr. Aurigny)

Alderney (See also:

• FRENCH
• FRENCH, DANIEL CHESTER (1850– )
• FRENCH, NICHOLAS (1604-1678)

French Raz See also:

• BLANCHARD, SAMUEL LAMAN (1804-1845)

Blanchard), confined by numerous rocks and reefs off either coast, is rendered very dangerous in stormy See also:

• WEATHER (O. Eng. weder; the word is common to Teutonic languages; cf. Du. weder, Dan. veir, Icel. ve8r, and Ger. Wetter and Gewitter, storm; the root is wa- to blow, from which is derived " wind ")

weather by conflicting currents: Through this difficult channel the scattered remnant of the French See also:

• FLEET

fleet under See also:

• TOURVILLE

Tourville escaped after the defeat of La Hogtie in 1692 . To the See also:

• WEST
• WEST, BENJAMIN (1738-1820)
• WEST, NICHOLAS (1461-1533)

west is the narrower and also dangerous channel of the Swinge (Singe), between Alderney and the uninhabited islets of Burhou, Ortach and others . West of these again are, the Casquets, a group of rocks to which attaches a See also:

• LONG, GEORGE (1800-1879)
• LONG, JOHN DAVIS (1838– )

long See also:

• RECORD (Lat. recordari, to recall to mind, from cor, heart or mind)

record of shipwreck . Rocks and reefs fringe all the coasts of Alderney . The island itself is a level open tableland, which on the See also:

• SOUTH
• SOUTH, ROBERT (1634–1716)

south-west and south falls abruptly to the See also:

• SEA (in O. Eng. sae, a common Teutonic word; cf. Ger. See, Dutch Zee, &c.; the ultimate source is uncertain)
• SEA, COMMAND OF THE

sea in a majestic See also:

• SERIES (a Latin word from serere, to join)

series of cliffs .

The greatest See also:

• ELEVATION

elevation of the See also:

• LAND

land is about 300 ft . Towards the north-west, north and See also:

• EAST
• EAST, ALFRED (1849- )

east the less rocky coast is indented by several bays, with open sandy shores, of which those of Crabby, Braye, Corblets and Longy are the most noteworthy . South-west of Longy Bay, where the coast rises boldly, there is a remarkable projecting See also:

• BLOCK
• BLOCK (from the Fr. bloc, and possibly connected with an Old Ger. Block, obstruction, cf. " baulk ")
• BLOCK, MAURICE (1816–19or)

block of See also:

• SANDSTONE

sandstone, called La See also:

• ROCHE, SIR BOYLE, BART

Roche Pendante (See also:

• HANGING

Hanging See also:

• ROCK
• ROCK (O.Fr. rake, Sp. rota, Ital. rocca; possibly from a Lat. form rupica, from rupes, rock)
• ROCK, DANIEL (1799–187t)

Rock) overhanging the cliff . Sandstone (mainly along the north-east coast), "See also:

• GRANITE (adapted from the Ital. granite, grained; Lat. granum, grain)

granite and See also:

• PORPHYRY (IlopcPisptos) (A.D. 233-c. 304)

porphyry are the See also:

• CHIEF (from Fr. chef, head, Lat. caput)

chief See also:

• GEOLOGICAL

geological formations . There are a few streams., but See also:

• WATER

water is obtained mainly from See also:

• WELLS
• WELLS, CHARLES JEREMIAH (1798?–1879)
• WELLS, DAVID AMES (1828—1898)
• WELLS, HERBERT GEORGE (1866— )
• WELLS, SIR THOMAS SPENCER, 1ST BART

wells . Trees are scarce . The See also:

• TOWN

town of St See also:

• ANNE (1665-1714)
• ANNE (1693-1740)

Anne stands almost in the centre of the island over-looking and extending towards the harbour . Here are the See also:

• COURT
• COURT (from the O. Fr. court, Late Lat. cortis, curtis, a popular form of class. Lat. cohors, gen. cohortis; the mod. Fr. form tour is due to the influence of the Lat. curia, the word used in medieval documents to translate " court " in the feudal sense)
• COURT, ANTOINE (1696-176o)

court-See also:

• HOUSE
• HOUSE (O. Eng. hiss, a word common to Teutonic languages, cf. Dut. huis, Ger. Haus; in Gothic it is only found in gudhiss, a temple; it may be ultimately connected with the root of " hide," conceal)

house, a gateway commemorating See also:

• ALBERT
• ALBERT (1490'1545)
• ALBERT (149o-1568)
• ALBERT (1522–1557)
• ALBERT (FRANCIS CHARLES AUGUSTUS ALBERT EMMANUEL) (1819—1861)
• ALBERT (FRIEDRICH RUDOLF ALBRECHT)
• ALBERT, FREDERICK AUGUSTUS
• ALBERT, MADAME (c. 2805—2846)

Albert; See also:

• PRINCE
• PRINCE (Lat. princeps, from primus capio, " I am the first to take "; Ital. principe, Fr. prince)

prince-See also:

• CONSORT (Lat. consors, a companion)

consort, the See also:

• CLOCK

clock See also:

• TOWER (Lat. turris; Fr. tour, clocker; Ital. torre; Ger. Thurm)

tower, which belonged to the See also:

• ANCIENT
• ANCIENT (also spelt ANTIENT; derived, through the Fr. ancien, old, from the late Lat. antianum, from ante, before)

ancient See also:

• PARISH (Gr. irapouda, district, neighbourhood; 7r&poucos, one dwelling near or beside, from crap&, OtKOS, house; Lat. paroecur, Late Lat. parochia; cf. Fr. paroisse)

parish See also:

• CHURCH
• CHURCH (according to most authorities derived from the Gr. Kvpcaxov [&wµa], " the Lord's [house]," and common to many Teutonic, Slavonic and other languages under various forms—Scottish kirk, Ger. Kirche, Swed. kirka, Dan. kirke, Russ. tserkov, Buig. cerk
• CHURCH, FREDERICK EDWIN (1826-1900)
• CHURCH, GEORGE EARL (1835–1910)
• CHURCH, RICHARD WILLIAM (1815–189o)
• CHURCH, SIR RICHARD (1784–1873)

church', and the See also:

• MODERN

modern church (185o), in See also:

• EARLY
• EARLY, JUBAL ANDERSON (1816-1894)

Early See also:

• ENGLISH

English See also:

• STYLE
• STYLE (from Gr. a-6'1ms, a column; a different word from that used in literature, see below)

style, an ekcellent example of the See also:

• WORK

work of See also:

• SIR

Sir See also:

• GILBERT
• GILBERT (KINGSMILL) ISLANDS
• GILBERT (or GYLBERDE), WILLIAM (1544-1603)
• GILBERT, ALFRED (1854– )
• GILBERT, ANN (1821-1904)
• GILBERT, GROVE KARL (1843– )
• GILBERT, J
• GILBERT, JOHN (1810-1889)
• GILBERT, MARIE DOLORES ELIZA ROSANNA [" LOLA MONTEZ "] (1818-1861)
• GILBERT, NICOLAS JOSEPH LAURENT (1751–1780)
• GILBERT, SIR HUMPHREY (c. 1539-1583)
• GILBERT, SIR JOSEPH HENRY (1817-1901)
• GILBERT, SIR WILLIAM SCHWENK (1836– )

Gilbert See also:

• SCOTT, ALEXANDER (fl. 1550)
• SCOTT, DAVID (18o6-1849)
• SCOTT, MICHAEL (1789-1835)
• SCOTT, ROBERT (1811-1887)
• SCOTT, SIR GEORGE GILBERT (1811-1878)
• SCOTT, SIR WALTER, BART
• SCOTT, WILLIAM BELL (1811-1890)
• SCOTT, WINFIELD (1786-1866)

Scott . The church is a memorial to the See also:

• FAMILY

family of Le Mesurier, in which the hereditary governorship of the island was vested until the abolition of the See also:

• OFFICE (from Lat. officium, " duty," " service," a shortened form of opifacium, from facere, " to do," and either the stem of opes, " wealth," " aid," or opus, " work ")

office in 1825 . There is a See also:

• CHAIN (through the O. Fr. citable, chcene, &c., from Lat. catena)

chain of forts See also:

• ROUND (O. Fr. rond, Lat. rotundus, the Fr. is the source also of Du. rond; Ger., Swed., Dan. and Nor. rond)

round the north ,coast from Clanque Fort on the west to Fort See also:

• ESSEX
• ESSEX, ARTHUR CAPEL
• ESSEX, EARLS OF
• ESSEX, KINGDOM OF
• ESSEX, ROBERT DEVEREUX
• ESSEX, ROBERT DEVEREUX, 2ND2 EARL OF (1566-1601)
• ESSEX, WALTER DEVEREUX, IST2 EARL OF (1541–1576)

Essex on the east; the largest is Fort Albert, above Braye Bay . In 1849 work was begun on a See also:

• GREAT

great See also:

• BREAKWATER

breakwater west of the harbour, the intention being to provide a harbour of See also:

• REFUGE

refuge, but although a; sum exceeding one and a See also:

• HALF

half million See also:

• STERLING
• STERLING, ANTOINETTE (d. 1904)
• STERLING, JOHN (1806-1844)

sterling was spent the See also:

• SCHEME (Lat. schema, Gr. oxfjya, figure, form, from the root axe, seen in exeiv, to have, hold, to be of such shape, form, &c.)

scheme was unsuccessful . The See also:

• SOIL

soil of Alderney is See also:

• LIGHT

light, fertile and, well cultivated; See also:

• GRAIN (derived through the French from Lat. granum, seed, from an Aryan root meaning " to wear down," which also appears in the common Teutonic word " corn ")

grain and vegetables are grown and early potatoes are exported .

A large See also:

• PART

part of the island is under grass, affording pasture for See also:

• CATTLE (Norman Fr. catel, from Late Lat. capitale, wealth or property, a word applied in the feudal system to movable property and particularly to live stock, and surviving in its wider meaning as " chattel " or " chattle ")

cattle . The well-known See also:

• TERM

term " Alderney cattle," however, has lost in great measure its former signification of a• distinctive breed . Alderney is included in the bailiwick of Guernsey . It has a court consisting of a See also:

• JUDGE (Lat. judex, Fr. juge)

judge and six jurats, See also:

• ATTORNEY (from O. Fr. atorne, a person appointed to act for another, from atourner, legal Lat. attornare, attorn, literally to turn over to another or commit business to another)

attorney-See also:

• GENERAL
• GENERAL (Lat. generalis, of or relating to a genus, kind or class)

general, See also:

• PRIVET

privet, grefero and sergent; but as a judicial court it is subordinate to that of Guernsey, and its administrative See also:

• POWERS, HIRAM (1805-1873)

powers are limited to such matters as the upkeep of roads . For its relations to the constitution of the bailiwick, and for the See also:

• HISTORY

history of the island, see CHANNEL ISLANDS .