Hamptonne Country Life Museum gives the visitor a unique insight into the rural life in jersey. There are different houses that make up Hamptonne, which give you an idea of how houses looked in different time periods. There is lots of old machinery like apple crushing machines, where they famously make Jersey black butter. There are many animals around hamptonne, such as pigs, cows, sheep, chickens and rabbits.
The hamptonne farm is named after laurens hamptonne, who bought the property in 1633. Hamptonne is also known as La Patente, (the name of one of the roads that passes it) , after the grants by letters patent received by its owner richard langois in 1445 and by king charles II to laurens Hamptonne in 1649.
those who has provided a particular service in the monarch or close relative were awared royal patents. Hamptonne was a vicomte or executive officer of jerseys royal court.It was in that role that Hamptonne issued the famous Proclamation in St Helier’s Royal Square on 17 February 1649, declaring Charles II as King after news reached the Island of the execution of Charles I.
