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Greenwich Parish, New Brunswick
Greenwich is a List of parishes in New Brunswick, civil parish in Kings County, New Brunswick, Kings County, New Brunswick, Canada. For governance purposes, the parish is part of the Fundy rural district, which is a member of the Fundy Regional Service Commission. Prior to the 2023 New Brunswick local governance reform, 2023 governance reform, it comprised a single local service district, which was a member of the Regional Service Commission#Fundy Regional Service Commission, Fundy Regional Service Commission (FRSC). The Census geographic units of Canada#Census_subdivisions, Census subdivision of the same name shares the parish's boundaries. Origin of name The origin of the parish's name is uncertain, Greenwich being a placename in several of the Thirteen Colonies. Historian William Francis Ganong, William F. Ganong listed Greenwich, Greenwich, England as a possible source, then later added Greenwich Village in New York and Greenwich Street in Hempstead, New York. Notable is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Parishes In New Brunswick
The Canadian province of New Brunswick is divided by the ''Territorial Division Act'' into 152 parishes, units which had political significance as subdivisions of counties until the Municipalities Act of 1966. Parishes still exist in law and include any municipality, rural community, or regional municipality within their borders. They provided convenient boundaries for electoral districts and organising delivery of government services for some time after 1966 but were gradually supplanted for such purposes by local service districts (LSDs), which better represent communities of interest. Local governance reforms scheduled for 1 January 2023 will abolish the local service district as a unit of governance but this will not affect the existence of civil parishes. Parishes are still usedAs of July 2021, by more than a dozen Acts and more than fifty Regulations. to describe legal boundaries for health administration judicial matters, agricultural boards, and some other entities; highwa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greenwich Village
Greenwich Village ( , , ) is a neighborhood on the west side of Lower Manhattan in New York City, bounded by 14th Street to the north, Broadway to the east, Houston Street to the south, and the Hudson River to the west. Greenwich Village also contains several subsections, including the West Village west of Seventh Avenue and the Meatpacking District in the northwest corner of Greenwich Village. Its name comes from , Dutch for "Green District". In the 20th century, Greenwich Village was known as an artists' haven, the bohemian capital, the cradle of the modern LGBT movement, and the East Coast birthplace of both the Beat and '60s counterculture movements. Greenwich Village contains Washington Square Park, as well as two of New York City's private colleges, New York University (NYU) and The New School. Greenwich Village is part of Manhattan Community District 2, and is patrolled by the 6th Precinct of the New York City Police Department. Greenwich Village has underg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hampstead Parish, New Brunswick
Hampstead is a civil parish in Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada. For governance purposes it is divided between CFB Gagetown and the local service district of Hampstead, which is a member of Regional Service Commission 11 (RSC11). The Saint John River islands are not part of the local service district. Origin of name The parish was probably named for Hempstead, New York, source of some of the Loyalist settlers of the parish. History Hampstead was erected in 1786 as one of the county's original parishes. In 1838 the rear of the parish was included in the newly erected Petersville Parish. In 1895 the eastern half of Long Island was transferred to Wickham Parish. New Brunswick's last surviving African Canadian community, Elm Hill, was established here in 1806. Boundaries Hampstead Parish is bounded Remainder of parish on maps 139, 148, and 149 at same site. Remainder of parish on mapbooks 429, 430, 444, and 445 at same site. *on the east by the Saint John River; *on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greenwich Hill, New Brunswick
Greenwich Hill is a Canadian unincorporated community in Kings County, New Brunswick. History Notable people See also *List of communities in New Brunswick This is a list of communities in New Brunswick, a province in Canada. For the purposes of this list, a community is defined as either an incorporated municipality, an Indian reserve, or an unincorporated community inside or outside a municipalit ... References Communities in Kings County, New Brunswick {{NewBrunswick-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evandale, New Brunswick
Evandale is a community in Canada, in the province of New Brunswick. It is situated on the west bank of the Saint John River, and on New Brunswick Route 102. The Evandale Ferry, a cable ferry, carries Route 124 across the river from Kars on the east bank. History After the American Revolution this community was named "Wordens" for New York Loyalist Jarvis Worden, a member of the King's American Regiment The King's American Regiment, also known as the "Associated Refugees", were a Loyalist regiment during the American Revolutionary War. The King's American Regiment was raised on Staten Island in the Province of New York in December 1776 by Colon ... in the American Revolution. The community assumed its present name in 1886. See also * List of communities in New Brunswick References Communities in Kings County, New Brunswick {{NewBrunswick-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Browns Flat, New Brunswick
Browns Flat is a Canadian rural community in Kings County, New Brunswick. Located within Greenwich Parish, Browns Flat is situated along a stretch of the Long Reach section of the Saint John River and is accessed by Route 102. From Moncton/Sussex, Browns Flat can allow be accessed via Route 124 from Valley Waters. The Evandale Ferry runs 24 hours a day by the Department of Transportation at no fee to the user. Browns Flat is home to: *Greenwich Volunteer Fire Department. Founded 1974. *Greenwich Recreation Center. *The Rite Touch Convenience. *Donald's Excavation Service. *Balemans Fruits and Vegetable Stand.Beulah Camp a campground belonging to thAtlantic Districtof the Wesleyan Church.Catons Island an island located in the Saint John River. It holds week-long summer camps for families (long weekend in August), kids and teenagers. It is owned by thAtlantic District of the Wesleyan Church.*3034 Blue Mountain Rangers Royal Canadian Army Cadet Corps. *Blue Mountain Sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queens County, New Brunswick
Queens County (french: Comté de Queens; 2016 population 10,472) is located in central New Brunswick, Canada. The county shire town is the village of Gagetown. Geography The county's geography is dominated by the Saint John River and Grand Lake. Coal mining is a major industry in the Minto area. Forestry and mixed farming dominate the rest of the county. The CFB Gagetown military training area takes in a large portion of the western part of the county. Census subdivisions Communities There are four municipalities within Queens County (listed by 2016 population): *Part of Minto lies within Sunbury County, but since most of it is in Queens County, Statistics Canada considers it as part of Queens. Parishes The county is subdivided into ten parishes (listed by 2016 population): Demographics As a census division in the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Queens County had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kars Parish, New Brunswick
Kars is a civil parish in Kings County, New Brunswick, Canada. For governance purposes it forms the local service district of the parish of Kars, which is a member of Regional Service Commission 8 (RSC8). Origin of name The parish was named for the Siege of Kars, last major operation of the Crimean War. History Kars was erected in 1860 from Greenwich and Springfield Parishes. In 1877 the islands in Belleisle Bay were added to Kars. Boundaries Kars Parish is bounded: Remainder of parish on map 149 at same site. Remainder of parish on mapbooks 431, 445, and 446 at same site. *on the northwest by the Queens County line; *on the east by the eastern line of three grants, beginning on the county line about 900 metres northeast of the ends of Bond Road and McCrea Road, then running southeasterly, with two short doglegs, past Vail Road to strike Belleisle Bay about 450 metres east of the eastern end of Coreyvale Road; *on the south by Belleisle Bay; *on the west by the Saint Joh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint John River (Bay Of Fundy)
The Saint John River (french: Fleuve Saint-Jean; Maliseet-Passamaquoddy: ''Wolastoq'') is a long river that flows from Northern Maine into Canada, and runs south along the western side of New Brunswick, emptying into the Atlantic Ocean in the Bay of Fundy. Eastern Canada's longest river, its drainage basin is one of the largest on the east coast at about . A part of the border between New Brunswick and Maine follows 130 km (80 miles) of the river. A tributary forms 55 km (35 miles) of the border between Quebec and Maine. New Brunswick settlements through which it passes include, moving downstream, Edmundston, Fredericton, Oromocto, and Saint John. It is regulated by hydro-power dams at Mactaquac, Beechwood, and Grand Falls, New Brunswick. Hydronym Samuel de Champlain visited the mouth of the river on the feast day of John the Baptist in 1604 and renamed it the Rivière Saint-Jean or Saint John River in English. Many waterways in the system retain their origi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kingston Parish, New Brunswick
Kingston is a List of parishes in New Brunswick, civil parish in Kings County, New Brunswick, Kings County, New Brunswick, Canada. Prior to the 2023 New Brunswick local governance reform, 2023 governance reform, it comprised formed the Local service district (New Brunswick), local service district of the parish of Kingston, which was a member of the Regional Service Commission#Fundy Regional Service Commission, Fundy Regional Service Commission (FRSC). Origin of name The parish's name may have been chosen as a symbol of loyalty to the Crown but was also a common name in the Thirteen Colonies. Notable is that the names of Kings County's pre-1800 parishes all occur in both New Jersey and North Carolina. History Kingston was erected in 1786 as one of the original parishes of Kings County. It included Greenwich Parish, New Brunswick, Greenwich Parish and parts of Hampton Parish, New Brunswick, Hampton, Kars Parish, New Brunswick, Kars, and Norton Parish, New Brunswick, Norton Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
