Browns Yard is a community in
Weldford Parish, New Brunswick
Weldford is a civil parish in Kent County, New Brunswick, Canada.
For governance purposes it is divided between Richibucto 15 Indian reserve and the local service district of the parish of Weldford, which is a member of the Kent Regional Serv ...
located 4.5 km NE of
Fords Mills close to the intersection of
Route 490 and
Route 510.
The church i
St. Paul'sAnglican
Anglicanism is a Western Christian tradition that has developed from the practices, liturgy, and identity of the Church of England following the English Reformation, in the context of the Protestant Reformation in Europe. It is one of th ...
and it features a
old cemeterywhere some of the earliest settlers to Weldford were buried and the church continues to be the center of family life with activities for children, youth and many family events hosted at their church hall.
Browns Yard is the location of the ''Annual Fishing Derby'' with around 200 participants enjoying a day full of family fun with a BBQ and chances to win prizes for the biggest fish and guessing the size of a salmon. The event attracts people from nearby communities of
Elsipogtog
The Elsipogtog First Nation , formerly called the Big Cove Band, is a Miꞌkmaq First Nations band government in New Brunswick, Canada. The First Nation's territory comprises Richibucto Reserve #15, lying southwest of Rexton, New Brunswick on ...
,
Richibucto
Richibucto is a town in Kent County, New Brunswick, Canada.
Geography
The town is situated on the Richibucto River where it discharges into the Northumberland Strait.
History
Richibucto had been the location of an annual Mi'kmaq summer coas ...
and
Five Rivers, New Brunswick
Five Rivers is a village in the Canadian province of New Brunswick. It was formed through the 2023 New Brunswick local governance reforms. It encompasses the former village of Rexton.
History
Five Rivers was incorporated on January 1, 2023. ...
.
History
Browns Yard was once called Upper Main River, with a Post Office from 1909-1956. There is a church near the shore and this was the site of shipbuilding operations with 7 ships claimed to have been constructed at Browns Yard.
Notable people
See also
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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
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Settlements in New Brunswick
Communities in Kent County, New Brunswick