This article is about the geographic parish, former local service district, and rural census subdivision. For the incorporated rural community, see Alnwick, New Brunswick. For other uses, see Alnwick (disambiguation).
Figures do not include portions within the village of Neguac, the Esgenoôpetitj 14 and Tabusintac 9 Indian reserves, and the regional municipality of Tracadie
Alnwick was erected in 1786 as one of the original parishes of the county,[11] with very different boundaries from today.[12] 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,[13] removing all territory in what's now Gloucester but adding modern Barryville, Oak Point, The Willows, Bartibog Bridge, and Winston.
on the west by a line beginning at the mouth of the Bartibog River, then running upriver to the Route 8 bridge, then north[a] to the county line;
including Sheldrake Island, Portage Island, and all islands in front.
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.[11] Alnwick included most of the modern parish along with parts of Allardville, Bathurst, Newcastle, Northesk, and Saumarez Parishes.[12]
The 1814 reorganisation of Northumberland County's parishes gave Alnwick nearly its modern boundaries,[13] 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,[13] probably putting the departure point south of Sproule Road.
In 1850 the western boundary was moved upriver to its current departure point,[17] transferring a strip of territory to Alnwick, most of it wilderness.
Communities
Communities at least partly within the parish.[14][15][16]bold indicates an incorporated municipality, Indian reserve, or regional municipality
Parish population total does not include Neguac, the Indian reserves or portion within the Regional Municipality of Tracadie. Revised census figures based on the 2023 local governance reforms have not been released.
↑By the magnet of 1850,[17] when declination in the area was between 21º and 22º west of north.[18] The Territorial Division Act clause referring to magnetic direction bearings was omitted in the 1952[19] and 1973 Revised Statutes.[2]
↑The Territorial Division Act[2] divides the province into 152 parishes, the cities of Saint John and Fredericton, and one town of Grand Falls. The Interpretation Act[3] clarifies that parishes include any local government within their borders.
↑"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.
12345"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.
12345"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.
↑"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.
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