Alnwick is a

civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authority ...

in Northumberland County,

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. For governance purposes it was divided (before 2023) between the village of

Neguac Neguac is a Canadian village in Northumberland County, New Brunswick. Geography Situated on the north shore of Miramichi Bay at the southern end of the Acadian Peninsula, the village is located 44 kilometres northeast of Miramichi. Approxima ...

; the

regional municipality of Tracadie The Regional Municipality of Tracadie is the first and only regional municipality in the province of New Brunswick, Canada. It had a population of 16,114 in 2016. History Tracadie and Sheila were separate communities whose municipal governme ...

; the

Indian reserve In Canada, an Indian reserve (french: réserve indienne) is specified by the '' Indian Act'' as a "tract of land, the legal title to which is vested in Her Majesty, that has been set apart by Her Majesty for the use and benefit of a band." Ind ...

s of Esgenoôpetitj 14 and Tabusintac 9; and the local service districts of

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, Tabusintac, and the parish of Alnwick, which further includes the special service area of

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. Most of the parish belongs to the Acadian Peninsula Regional Service Commission (APRSC); Oak Point-Bartibog Bridge and the parish of Alnwick are members of the Greater Miramichi Regional Service Commission (GMRSC).; the Indian reserves do not belong to either.

Origin of name

Alnwick and Newcastle Parishes were erected simultaneously.

Alnwick Alnwick ( ) is a market town in Northumberland, England, of which it is the traditional county town. The population at the 2011 Census was 8,116. The town is on the south bank of the River Aln, south of Berwick-upon-Tweed and the Scottish bor ...

and

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are the county town and largest city of Northumberland County,

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. This is probably the origin of the two parishes' names.

History

Alnwick was erected in 1786 as one of the original parishes of the county, with very different boundaries from today. 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

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. The 1814 reorganisation of Northumberland County's parishes gave Alnwick its modern shape, removing all territory in what's now Gloucester but adding modern Barryville, Oak Point, The Willows, Bartibog Bridge, and Winston.

Boundaries

Alnwick Parish is bounded: Remainder of parish on maps 43, 52, 53, 61, and 62 at same site. Remainder of parish on mapbooks 115, 134–137, 156–159, 173–175, and 190 at same site. * on the north by the Gloucester County line; * on the east by the

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; * on the south by

Miramichi Bay Miramichi Bay is an estuary located on the west coast of the Gulf of St. Lawrence in New Brunswick, at the mouth of the Miramichi River. Miramichi Bay is separated into the "inner bay" and the "outer bay", with the division being a line of uni ...

, Miramichi Inner Bay, and

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; * on the west by a line beginning at the mouth of the

Bartibog River The Bartibog River (also spelled Bartibogue) is a tributary of the Miramichi River in New Brunswick, Canada. It honours Bartholomew La Bogue, a Micmac chief, "who was called Balt Bogue by the Indians (indigenous) and Bartabogue by the French and E ...

, then running upriver to the Route 8 bridge, then north to the county line; * including

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, 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. Alnwick included most of the modern parish along with parts of Allardville, Bathurst,

, Northesk, and Saumarez Parishes. The 1814 reorganisation of Northumberland County's parishes gave Alnwick nearly its modern boundaries, 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, probably putting the departure point south of Sproule Road. In 1850 the western boundary was moved upriver to its current departure point, transferring a strip of territory to Alnwick, most of it wilderness.

Communities

Communities at least partly within the parish. bold indicates an incorporated municipality,

, or regional municipality * Allainville * Barryville * B artibog Bridge * Bayshore * Breau Road * Burnt Church * Cains Point * Covedell * Drisdelle Settlement * Esgenoôpetitj 14 * Fairisle * Gaythorne * Lagacéville * Lauvergot * Lavillette *

** Comeau Settlement ** Lower Neguac ** Rivière-des-Caches *

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* Oak Point * Price Settlement * Robichaud Settlement * Saint-Wilfred * Stymiest Road * Tabusintac * Tabusintac 9 * The Willows *

Regional Municipality of Tracadie The Regional Municipality of Tracadie is the first and only regional municipality in the province of New Brunswick, Canada. It had a population of 16,114 in 2016. History Tracadie and Sheila were separate communities whose municipal governme ...

** Brantville ** Pontgravé ** Rivière-du-Portage * Village-Saint-Laurent * Winston * Wishart Point

Bodies of water

Bodies of waterNot including brooks, ponds or coves. at least partly in the parish. *

* Big Eskedelloc River * Burnt Church River * Rivière des Caches * Rivière du Portage * Little Bartibog River * Little Eskedelloc River * Oyster River * Tabusintac River * Cowassaget Stream * Grand Lac * Gulf of St. Lawrence * Gammon Bay *

* Neguac Bay * Tabusintac Bay * Grand Dune Inlet * Bass Fishing Channel * Old Seal Gully * Old Tabusintac Gully * Ship Channel * Tabusintac Gully

Islands

Islands at least partly in the parish. * Brant Island * Grand Dune Island * Hay Island * McLeods Island * Old Dans Island * Portage Island * Redpine Island * Sheep Island *

Other notable areas

Parks, historic sites, and other noteworthy places at least partly in the parish. * Brantville Protected Natural Area * North Branch Burnt Church River Protected Natural Area * South Branch Burnt Church River Protected Natural Area * Tabusintac Lagoon and River Estuary * Tabusintac Protected Natural Area * Tabusintac River Protected Natural Area * Tracadie Military Training Area

Demographics

Parish population total does not include

, the Indian reserves or portion within the

. Revised census figures based on the 2023 local governance reforms have not been released.

Population

Population trendStatistics Canada:

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census

Language

Mother tongue (2016)

Notes

References

External links

Alnwick Parish
Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) 2001 from

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Village of Neguac

Tabusintac Local Service District
*
Barryville-New Jersey

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