Kempt Shore, Nova Scotia

Kempt Shore
Church in Kempt Shore
Kempt Shore Location within Nova Scotia
Coordinates: 45°08′04″N64°11′29″W / 45.13444°N 64.19139°W / 45.13444; -64.19139 [1]
Country	Canada
Province	Nova Scotia
Municipality	West Hants
Named for	James Kempt
Time zone	UTC-4 (AST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-3 (ADT)
Postal code	B0N 2A0
Area code	902
GNBC Code	CASUH [1]

Kempt Shore is an unincorporated community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in West Hants Regional Municipality in Hants County. ^[1] The community is situated at the mouth of the Avon River, overlooking the Minas Basin. The namesake of Kempt Shore is James Kempt, who served as Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia from 1820 – 1828.

There were a small number of Acadian families living in the area prior to the Expulsion in 1755. British settlers arrived to take over the lands in the early 19th Century.^{[ citation needed ]}

Kempt Shore has hosted the Acoustic Maritime Music Festival. ^[2]

References

1. "Place names: Kempt Shore". Canadian Geographical Names Database. Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 6 February 2025.
2. "Bluegrass bands to play Kempt Shore Festival". PNI Atlantic News. Postmedia Network. 30 September 2017. Archived from the original on 6 February 2025. Retrieved 6 February 2025.