Alnwick Parish, New Brunswick

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Alnwick
Parish
Location within Northumberland County, New Brunswick
Location within Northumberland County, New Brunswick
Coordinates: 47°17′06″N 65°08′33″W / 47.285°N 65.1425°W / 47.285; -65.1425
Country Canada
Province New Brunswick
CountyNorthumberland
Erected1786
Area
[1]
 • Land669.09 km2 (258.34 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total3,640
 • Density5.4/km2 (14/sq mi)
 • Change
2011 revised - 2016
Decrease 3.5%
 • Dwellings
1,882
Time zoneUTC-4 (AST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (ADT)

Alnwick is a civil parish in Northumberland County, New Brunswick, Canada.[2]

For governance purposes it is divided between the village of Neguac;[3] the regional municipality of Tracadie;[4] the Indian reserves of Esgenoôpetitj 14 and Tabusintac 9; and the local service districts of Fair Isle, Oak Point-Bartibog Bridge, Tabusintac, and the parish of Alnwick,[5] which further includes the special service area of Barryville-New Jersey. Most of the parish belongs to the Acadian Peninsula Regional Service Commission (APRSC);[6] Oak Point-Bartibog Bridge and the parish of Alnwick are members of the Greater Miramichi Regional Service Commission (GMRSC).[6]; the Indian reserves do not belong to either.

Origin of name[]

Alnwick and Newcastle Parishes were erected simultaneously. Alnwick and Newcastle are the county town and largest city of Northumberland County, England. This is probably the origin of the two parishes' names.[7][8]

History[]

Alnwick was erected in 1786 as one of the original parishes of the county,[9] with very different boundaries from today.[10] The modern communities of Burnt Church and Bartibog were near or on the southern edge of the parish, which was nearly rectangular and ran west past the Nepisiguit River.

The 1814 reorganisation of Northumberland County's parishes gave Alnwick its modern shape,[11] removing all territory in what's now Gloucester but adding modern Barryville, Oak Point, The Willows, Bartibog Bridge, and Winston.

Boundaries[]

Alnwick Parish is bounded:[2][12][13][14]

Evolution of boundaries[]

The 1786 boundaries were a line running due west from the mouth of the Big Tracadie River in the north, a line running due west from the northern tip of Portage Island in the south, and in the west a line running north from the mouth of Cains River in what's now Blackville Parish.[9] Alnwick included most of the modern parish along with parts of Allardville, Bathurst, Newcastle, Northesk, and Saumarez Parishes.[10]

The 1814 reorganisation of Northumberland County's parishes gave Alnwick nearly its modern boundaries,[11] removing all territory in what's now Gloucester County and Newcastle and Northesk Parishes but adding modern Barryville, Oak Point, The Willows, Bartibog Bridge, and Winston. The Newcastle line ran only six miles up the Bartibog River before going north to the county line,[11] probably putting the departure point south of Sproule Road.

In 1850 the western boundary was moved upriver to its current departure point,[15] transferring a strip of territory to Alnwick, most of it wilderness.

Communities[]

Communities at least partly within the parish.[12][13][14] bold indicates an incorporated municipality, Indian reserve, or regional municipality

Bodies of water[]

Bodies of water[b] at least partly in the parish.[12][13][14]

  • Bartibog River
  • Big Eskedelloc River
  • Burnt Church River
  • Rivière des Caches
  • Rivière du Portage
  • Little Bartibog River
  • Little Eskedelloc River
  • Oyster River
  • Tabusintac River
  • Cowassaget Stream
  • Grand Lac
  • Gulf of St. Lawrence
  • Gammon Bay
  • Miramichi Bay
  • Neguac Bay
  • Tabusintac Bay
  • Grand Dune Inlet
  • Bass Fishing Channel
  • Old Seal Gully
  • Old Tabusintac Gully
  • Ship Channel
  • Tabusintac Gully

Islands[]

Islands at least partly in the parish.[12][13][14]

  • Brant Island
  • Grand Dune Island
  • Hay Island
  • McLeods Island
  • Old Dans Island
  • Portage Island
  • Redpine Island
  • Sheep Island
  • Sheldrake Island

Other notable areas[]

Parks, historic sites, and other noteworthy places at least partly in the parish.[12][13][14][18]

  • Brantville Protected Natural Area
  • North Branch Burnt Church River Protected Natural Area
  • South Branch Burnt Church River Protected Natural Area
  • Tabusintac Lagoon and River Estuary
  • Tabusintac Protected Natural Area
  • Tabusintac River Protected Natural Area
  • Tracadie Military Training Area

Demographics[]

Parish population total does not include Neguac, the Indian reserves or portion within the Regional Municipality of Tracadie

See also[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ By the magnet of 1850,[15] when declination in the area was between 21º and 22º west of north.[16] The Territorial Division Act clause referring to magnetic direction bearings was omitted in the 1952[17] and 1973 Revised Statutes.[2]
  2. ^ Not including brooks, ponds or coves.

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "Census Profile, 2016 Census Alnwick, Parish [Census subdivision], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved September 24, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "Chapter T-3 Territorial Division Act". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  3. ^ "New Brunswick Regulation 85-6 under the Municipalities Act (O.C. 85-45)". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  4. ^ "New Brunswick Regulation 2014-34 under the Municipalities Act (O.C. 2014-85)". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  5. ^ "New Brunswick Regulation 84-168 under the Municipalities Act (O.C. 84-582)". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  6. ^ a b "Communities in each of the 12 Regional Service Commissions (RSC) / Les communautés dans chacune des 12 Commissions de services régionaux (CSR)" (PDF), Government of New Brunswick, July 2017, retrieved 2 February 2021
  7. ^ Ganong, William F. (1896). A Monograph of the Place-Nomenclature of the Province of New Brunswick. Royal Society of Canada. p. 217. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  8. ^ "Alnwick Parish". Place Names of New Brunswick: Where is Home? New Brunswick Communities Past and Present. Provincial Archives of New Brunswick. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  9. ^ a b "26 Geo. III Chapter I. An Act for the better ascertaining and confirming the Boundaries of the several Counties within this Province, and for subdividing them into Towns or Parishes.". Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New-Brunswick, passed in the year 1786. Saint John, New Brunswick: Government of New Brunswick. 1786. pp. 3–12. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  10. ^ a b Ganong, William F. (1901). A Monograph of the Evolution of the Boundaries of the Province of New Brunswick. Royal Society of Canada. p. Map No. 35. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  11. ^ a b c "54 Geo. III c. 17 An Act in further addition to an Act, intituled 'An Act for the better ascertaining and confirming the boundaries of the several Counties, within this Province, and for subdividing them into Towns or Parishes.'". Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New-Brunswick; Passed in the Year 1814. Saint John, New Brunswick: Government of New Brunswick. 1814. pp. 16–18. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  12. ^ a b c d e "No. 42". Provincial Archives of New Brunswick. Department of Natural Resources and Energy Development. Retrieved 18 June 2021. Remainder of parish on maps 43, 52, 53, 61, and 62 at same site.
  13. ^ a b c d e "114" (PDF). Transportation and Infrastructure. Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 18 June 2021. Remainder of parish on mapbooks 115, 134–137, 156–159, 173–175, and 190 at same site.
  14. ^ a b c d e "Search the Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGNDB)". Government of Canada. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  15. ^ a b "13 Vic. c. 51 An Act to consolidate all the Laws now in force for the division of the Province into Counties, Towns and Parishes.". Acts of the General Assembly of Her Mjaesty's Province of New Brunswick, Passed in the Year 1850. Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1850. pp. 142–152, 145–149. Retrieved 20 March 2021. Book was poorly proofread, resulting in title typo and reuse of page numbers 145–152.
  16. ^ "Historical Magnetic Declination". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  17. ^ "Chapter 227 Territorial Division Act". The Revised Statutes of New Brunswick 1952 Volume III. Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1952. pp. 3725–3771. Scans of this Act may be requested from the Legislative Library of New Brunswick.
  18. ^ "Explore New Brunswick's Protected Natural Areas". GeoNB. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  19. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census
  20. ^ 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Alnwick Parish, New Brunswick

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Coordinates: 47°17′06″N 65°8′33″W / 47.28500°N 65.14250°W / 47.28500; -65.14250 (Alnwick Parish, New Brunswick)

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