Canterbury Parish, New Brunswick

This article is about the geographic parish, former local service district, and rural census subdivision. For the former village, see Canterbury, New Brunswick.

Canterbury
Parish
Location within York County, New Brunswick.
Coordinates: 45°50′42″N67°32′06″W / 45.845°N 67.535°W / 45.845; -67.535
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
County	York
Erected	1855
Area [1]
• Land	550.70 km2 (212.63 sq mi)
Population  (2021) [1]
• Total	552
• Density	1.0/km2 (3/sq mi)
• Change 2016-2021	5.1%
• Dwellings	419
Time zone	UTC-4 (AST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-3 (ADT)
Figures do not include portions within the villages of Canterbury and Meductic

Canterbury is a geographic parish in York County, New Brunswick, Canada. ^[2]

Prior to the 2023 governance reform, for governance purposes it was divided between the villages of Canterbury and Meductic and the local service districts of Benton and the parish of Canterbury, ^[3] all of which were members of the Western Valley Regional Service Commission (WVRSC). ^[4]

Origin of name

The parish was named in honour of John Manners-Sutton, ^[5] Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick at the time and later 3rd Viscount Canterbury following the death of his brother. Manners Sutton Parish (originally Manners-Sutton) was erected at the same time.

History

Canterbury was erected in 1855 from Dumfries Parish. ^[6] An oversight omits Falls Island in the Saint John River, leaving it outside the boundaries of both Canterbury and Dumfries.

In 1879 the rear of Canterbury was erected as North Lake Parish. ^[7]

In 1957 Fall Island in the Saint John River was stated to belong to Canterbury. ^[8]

Boundaries

Canterbury Parish is bounded: ^{[2] [9] [10]}

• on the north by the Carleton County line, running through Eel River, then by the Saint John River;
• on the east by the eastern line of a grant to Abraham Lint, west of Allandale Road;
• on the southeast by a line beginning at the southeastern corner of the Lint grant and running southeasterly to the northern end of Palfrey Lake, paralleling the southeastern lines of other parishes south of the Saint John River;
• on the west and northwest by a line running up Big La Coote Stream to La Coote Lake, then running north-northwesterly across land to Third Eel Lake, then down Eel River, including Second Eel Lake and First Eel Lake, to the Carleton County line.

Communities

Communities at least partly within the parish. ^{[9] [10] [11]} bold indicates an incorporated municipality

• Benton
• Canterbury
• Carroll Ridge
• Dead Creek
• Deer Lake
• Dorrington Hill
• Dow Settlement
• Eel River Lake
• Hartin Settlement
• Johnson Settlement
• Marne
• Meductic
• Middle Southampton
• Ritchie
• Scott Siding
• Skiff Lake
• Temple

Bodies of water

Bodies of water ^{[lower-alpha 1]} at least partly within the parish. ^{[9] [10] [11]}

• Eel River
• Saint John River
  • Pokiok Reach
• Big La Coote Stream
• Little La Coote Stream
• Pocowogamis Stream
• Shogomoc Stream
• Dead Creek
• Sullivan Creek
• Mactaquac Lake
• Palfrey Lake
• Skiff Lake
• more than twenty other officially named lakes

Islands

Islands at least partly within the parish. ^{[9] [10] [11]}

• Burnt Island
• Carr Island
• Club Island
• Dibblees Island
• Halfway Island
• Mill Island
• Northcott Island
• Wilson Island

Other notable places

Parks, historic sites, and other noteworthy places at least partly within the parish. ^{[9] [10] [11] [12]}

• Big Falls Protected Natural Area
• Dead Creek Protected Natural Area
• Eel River Falls
• Eel River Protected Natural Area
• Estey Wetlands Protected Natural Area
• First Eel Lake Protected Natural Area
• Maxwell Protected Natural Area
• Oak Mountain Protected Natural Area
• Pocowogamis Stream Protected Natural Area
• Risteen Brook Protected Natural Area
• Skiff Lake Protected Natural Area

Demographics

Parish population total does not include the former incorporated village of Canterbury and the portion within the former incorporated village of Meductic. Revised census figures based on the 2023 local governance reforms have not been released.

Population Population trend [13] [14] [15] [16] Census Population Change (%) 2016 525 13.8% 2011 609 9.7% 2006 555 5.5% 2001 587 0.3% 1996Adj 589 3.0% 1996 607 5.0% 1991 578 N/A

Language Mother tongue (2016) [16] Language Population Pct (%) English only 495 94.2% French only 15 2.9% Both English and French 15 2.9% Other languages 0 0.00%

See also

• List of parishes in New Brunswick

Notes

1. Not including brooks, ponds or coves.

References

1. "Census Profile". Statistics Canada. 26 October 2022. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
2. "Chapter T-3 Territorial Division Act". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
3. "New Brunswick Regulation 84-168 under the Municipalities Act (O.C. 84-582)". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
4. "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 1 February 2021
5. "Canterbury Parish". Provincial Archives of New Brunswick. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
6. "18 Vic. c. 45 An Act to erect a part of the Parish of Dumfries, in the County of York, into a separate Town or Parish.". Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick, Passed in the Month of November, 1854, and in the Months of February, March, and April, 1855. Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1855. pp. 174–175. Available as a free ebook from Google Books.
7. "42 Vic. c. 42 An Act to erect part of the Parish of Canterbury, in the County of York, into a separate Parish.". Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick. Passed in the Month of April 1879. Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1879. pp. 84–85. Available as a free ebook from Google Books.
8. "6 Elizabeth II, 1957, c. 63 An Act to Amend the Territorial Division Act". Acts of the Legislature of New Brunswick Passed During the Session of 1957. Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1957. p. 201.
9. "No. 123". Provincial Archives of New Brunswick. Department of Natural Resources and Energy Development. Retrieved 25 June 2021. Remainder of parish on maps 124, 134, and 135 at same site.
10. "365" (PDF). Transportation and Infrastructure. Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 25 June 2021. Remainder of parish on mapbooks 366, 367, 385–387, 404, 405, and 423 at same site.
11. "Search the Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGNDB)". Government of Canada. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
12. "Explore New Brunswick's Protected Natural Areas". GeoNB. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
13. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census
14. 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Canterbury Parish, New Brunswick
15. 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Canterbury Parish, New Brunswick
16. "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Canterbury, Parish [Census subdivision], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 7 October 2019.

45°50′42″N67°32′06″W / 45.84500°N 67.53500°W / 45.84500; -67.53500 (Canterbury Parish, New Brunswick)