Balmoral is a
civil parish in
Restigouche County,
New Brunswick,
Canada.
For governance purposes it was divided between the villages of
Atholville
Atholville is an unincorporated community in Restigouche County, New Brunswick, Canada. It held village status prior to 2023.
The first inhabitants of the area were the ''Mi'kmaq'' who settled there in the 6th century BC and were then called ' ...
,
Balmoral,
Charlo, and
Eel River Crossing
Eel River Crossing (2016 population: 1,953) is a Canadian village in Restigouche County, New Brunswick.
The village branded itself Eel River Dundee in 2018 but the legal name remains Eel River Crossing.
Eel River (Chaleur Bay) A descriptive de ...
;
the
Indian reserve of Moose Meadows 4; and the
local service districts of Balmoral-St. Maure, Blair Athol, and the parish of Balmoral, all of which except the Indian reserve are members of the
Restigouche Regional Service Commission (RRSC). As of the
2021 census, the parish has a population of 309.
Origin of name
The parish may have gotten its name from
Balmoral Castle
Balmoral Castle () is a large estate house in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, and a residence of the British royal family. It is near the village of Crathie, west of Ballater and west of Aberdeen.
The estate and its original castle were bought ...
, Scotland, increasingly used by
Queen Victoria at the time.
William F. Ganong had no idea of its origin, noting only that there was a place of that name in Scotland.
History
Balmoral was erected in 1896 from
Dalhousie Parish.
Boundaries
Balmoral Parish is bounded:
[ Remainder of parish on maps 6, 13, 14, 25, 26, 38, and 39 at same site.][ Remainder of parish on mapbooks 003, 013–015, 027–029, 046–048, 066–068, 086–088, 106, and 107 at same site.]
* on the northwest and north by a line beginning at a point about 350 metres north of
Route 275 and about 900 metres westerly of the junction of Val-d'Amour Road with Route 275, then running northeasterly along the northwestern edge of the Balmoral Settlement to its northeastern corner, then turning 90º and running about 250 metres southeasterly, then turning 90º and running to Route 275, then running easterly along the southern edge of grants along
Route 280 then those along
Route 11 to meet a line running true south from near the northern end of the Eel River Bar Seawall;
* on the east by the line running due south from the Eel River Bar Seawall to the
Northumberland County line;
* on the south by the county line;
* on the west by a line beginning on the county line about 2.9 kilometres west of the Lower West Branch Portage Brook, then running true north to the starting point.
Communities
Communities at least partly within the parish.
bold indicates an incorporated municipality or
Indian reserve
*
Atholville
Atholville is an unincorporated community in Restigouche County, New Brunswick, Canada. It held village status prior to 2023.
The first inhabitants of the area were the ''Mi'kmaq'' who settled there in the 6th century BC and were then called ' ...
*
Balmoral
** Selwood
** Upper Balmoral
* Blair Athol
*
Charlo
*
Eel River Crossing
Eel River Crossing (2016 population: 1,953) is a Canadian village in Restigouche County, New Brunswick.
The village branded itself Eel River Dundee in 2018 but the legal name remains Eel River Crossing.
Eel River (Chaleur Bay) A descriptive de ...
* Macabee (Brassard)
[Natural Resources Canada lists Macabee as the current name; provincial highway mapbooks use Brassard.]
*
Maltais (partly in Balmoral)
*
Moose Meadows 4
*
Ramsay Sheds
* Saint-Maure (partly in Balmoral)
*
Simpsons Field
Bodies of water
Bodies of water
[Not including brooks, ponds or coves.] at least partly within the parish.
* Charlo River
* Eel River
* Jacquet River
*
Little Southeast Upsalquitch River
*
Popelogan River
The Popelogan River is a tributary of the Eastern shore Upsalquitch River, flowing particularly through the Addington Parish, in Restigouche County, in the Northwest the New Brunswick, in Canada.
In his course to the south, the Popelogan river f ...
* Popelogan Lake Branch River
* South Charlo River
*
Southeast Upsalquitch River
* more than twenty officially named lakes
Other notable places
Parks, historic sites, and other noteworthy places at least partly within the parish.
* Budworm City airstrip
* Goulette Brook Protected Natural Area
* Mount Akroyd Protected Natural Area
* Portage Lakes Protected Natural Area
* White Meadows
Demographics
Parish population total did not include portions within
Moose Meadows 4 or former municipalities. Revised census figures based on the 2023 local governance reforms have not been released.
Population
Language
Access Routes
Highways and numbered routes that run through the parish, including external routes that start or finish at the parish limits:
[Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas Pages 6, 14-15]
*Highways
**None
*Principal Routes
**
*Secondary Routes:
**
*External Routes:
**None
See also
*
List of parishes in New Brunswick
Notes
References
External links
Village of AtholvilleVillage of BalmoralVillage of CharloVillage of Eel River Crossing
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Parishes of Restigouche County, New Brunswick
Local service districts of Restigouche County, New Brunswick