Ruperts, sometimes also written ''Rupert's'',
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, in

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History

It is believed that the village was named after

Prince Rupert of the Rhine Prince Rupert of the Rhine, Duke of Cumberland, (17 December 1619 (O.S.) / 27 December (N.S.) – 29 November 1682 (O.S.)) was an English army officer, admiral, scientist and colonial governor. He first came to prominence as a Royalist cava ...

(1619–1682), but it is uncertain.

Geography

Ruperts belongs to the

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of Jamestown, It is 3.5 km by road from Jamestown but is, as the crow flies, only 660 meters away from it, separated by a hill. The village is composed by the zones of Rupert's Valley, inner and between two hills, and Rupert's Wharf, by the sea and in front of Rupert's Bay. Ruperts' main road runs into the valley to the harbour area, and the settlements spans on it for about 800 m.

Transport

Ruperts main street forks into two roads: Field Road to Jamestown (3.5 km), Briars (2 km) and Alarm Forest (4.5 km); and Airport Access Road to Longwood (7 km) and

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(13.7 km). It is a port village with a small

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by Rupert's Bay, with a wharf, a fuel ganrty and expanded with the opening of a new

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, for largest ships, in February 2020. In early 20th century Ruperts had a small

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, by the seashore, serving the local

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plant. The '' Ruperts Railway'' had a small fork to the valley.Ruperts' Railway article on St. Helena official website
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References

External links

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