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Moncton (other)
Moncton is a city in New Brunswick, Canada. Moncton may also refer to: * Moncton Parish, New Brunswick, Canada, a civil parish ** the local service district of the parish of Moncton, a former LSD comprising the unincorporated parts of the civil parish * , a ''Kingston''-class coastal defence vessel * , a ''Flower''-class corvette See also * Moncton's Mosaic-tailed Rat, a rodent found only in Papua New Guinea * Monckton (other) Monckton is an English surname. People * Bridget Monckton, 11th Lady Ruthven of Freeland (1896–1982) * Christopher J. Monckton (born 1954), musician, distant cousin of the Viscounts of Brenchley * Christopher Monckton, 3rd Viscount Monckton ... * Monkton (other) {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moncton
Moncton (; ) is the most populous city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of New Brunswick. Situated in the Petitcodiac River Valley, Moncton lies at the geographic centre of the The Maritimes, Maritime Provinces. The city has earned the nickname "Hub City" because of its central inland location in the region and its history as a railway and land transportation hub for the Maritimes. As of the 2021 Census, the city had a population of 79,470, a metropolitan population of 157,717 and a land area of . Although the Moncton area was first settled in 1733, Moncton was officially founded in 1766 with the arrival of Pennsylvania German immigrants from Philadelphia. Initially an agricultural settlement, Moncton was not incorporated until 1855. It was named for Lt. Col. Robert Monckton, the British officer who had captured nearby Fort Beauséjour a century earlier. A significant wooden shipbuilding industry had developed in the community by the mid-1840s, allow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moncton Parish, New Brunswick
Moncton is a List of parishes in New Brunswick, civil parish in Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada. For governance purposes it is divided between the cities of Dieppe, New Brunswick, Dieppe and Moncton; the village of Salisbury, New Brunswick, Salisbury; the Indian reserves of Metepenagiag 3 Urban Reserve, Metepenagiag 8 Urban Reserve, and Soegao 35; and the Local service district (New Brunswick), local service district of the parish of Moncton, which further includes the special service areas of Calhoun Road, Greater Lakeburn, New Brunswick, Greater Lakeburn, Irishtown, New Brunswick, Irishtown, and Painsec Junction. All governance units except the Indian reserves are members of the Regional Service Commission#Southeast Regional Service Commission, Southeast Regional Service Commission. Origin of name The parish was named in honour of Robert Monckton, the British commander who captured Fort Beauséjour and oversaw the Expulsion of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moncton's Mosaic-tailed Rat
Moncton's mosaic-tailed rat (''Paramelomys moncktoni'', previously known as ''Melomys moncktoni'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country i .... The species lives in lowlands in the north-east and south-east portion of the country. It lives in tropical moist forests. It is found as high as 700 m. While much of the habitat where it lives is being damaged, it survives well in disturbed areas, and as a result is considered at low risk of extinction. References * Paramelomys Rodents of New Guinea Endemic fauna of Papua New Guinea Rodents of Papua New Guinea Least concern biota of Oceania Mammals described in 1904 Taxa named by Oldfield Thomas Taxonomy articles created by Polbot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monckton (other)
Monckton is an English surname. People * Bridget Monckton, 11th Lady Ruthven of Freeland (1896–1982) * Christopher J. Monckton (born 1954), musician, distant cousin of the Viscounts of Brenchley * Christopher Monckton, 3rd Viscount Monckton of Brenchley (born 1952), UKIP politician * Edward Monckton (1744–1832), Staffordshire politician and landowner * Edward Monckton (North Northamptonshire MP) (1840–1916) * Francis Monckton (1844–1926), politician, from the Viscounts of Galway family * John Monckton (1955–2004), murdered financier, cousin of the Viscounts of Brenchley * John Monckton (swimmer) (1938–2017), Australian swimmer * John Monckton (town clerk) (1832–1902), Town Clerk of London, father of Lionel Monckton * John Monckton, 1st Viscount Galway (1695–1751) * George Monckton-Arundell, 6th Viscount Galway (1805–1876) * George Monckton-Arundell, 7th Viscount Galway (1844–1931) * George Monckton-Arundell, 8th Viscount Galway (1882&nd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
