Hillsborough is a

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in eastern Albert County,

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. It comprises one village and one

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, both of which are members of the Southeast Regional Service Commission. The

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of the same name includes all of the parish except the village of Hillsborough.

Origin of name

Hillsborough was probably named in honour of the

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in 1765.

History

Hillsborough was originally established in 1765 as a township within

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, a grant of 100 000 acres to Robert Cummings and four others that included modern Hillsborough Parish and most of Coverdale Parish. In 1786 the township's boundaries were explicitly used for the newly erected Hillsborough Parish.

Boundaries

Hillsborough Parish is bounded: Remainder of parish on maps 132, 142, and 143 at same site. Remainder of parish on mapbooks 380 and 399–401 at same site. *on the north by the northern line of a grant to Albert E. Rogers on the

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, about 120 metres south of the mouth of Stoney Creek, and its prolongation inland to a point about 2.6 kilometres east of Little River; *on the east by the Petitcodiac River; *on the south by the southern line of a grant to William Carlisle on the Petitcodiac River, about 2 kilometres north of the junction of Grub Road with Route 114, and its prolongation southwesterly for to a point inland; *on the west by a line running north 22º west to the prolongation of the Rogers grant.

Evolution of boundaries

Originally the western line of Hillsborough extended north to the Petitcodiac River west of Upper Coverdale. In 1828 all of the parish north of a line running west from the mouth of Stoney Creek was erected as Coverdale Parish. The northern boundary was moved slightly south in 1850 to its modern starting point. 1850 was also the first year the parish's southern and western boundaries were described without referring to the original boundaries of the pre-Loyalist township.

Municipality

The village of Hillsborough is on the Petitcodiac River, from south of Weldon Creek to north of Christopher Lane; the inland boundary is irregular, based partly on grant lines and partly on property lines of the late 1960s.

Local service district

The local service district of the parish of Hillsborough includes the entire parish outside the village of Hillsborough. The LSD was established on 23 November 1966 to assess for fire protection following the abolition of rural governments by the new ''Municipalities Act''. First aid & ambulance services were added on 17 November 1976. Today the LSD assesses for community & recreation services in addition to the basic LSD services of

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, police services,

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, emergency measures, and dog control. The taxing authority is 615.00 Hillsborough.

Communities

Communities at least partly within the parish; bold indicates an incorporated municipality * Albert Mines *Baltimore *Beech Hill *Berryton *Caledonia Mountain *Dawson Settlement * Demoiselle Creek * Edgetts Landing * Hillsborough **Surrey *Isaiah Corner *Osborne Corner *Rosevale *Salem *Shenstone *Steeves Mills *Steevescote * Weldon

Bodies of water

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

*Stoney Creek * Turtle Creek - East Branch, West Branch *at least seven other named creeks *Stanyard Lake

Islands

Islands at least partly in the parish: * Grays Island

Other notable places

Parks, historic sites, and other noteworthy places at least partly in the parish. * Big Meadows Protected Natural Area * Caledonia Gorge Protected Natural Area * Lewis Mountain Protected Natural Area * Wilson Brook Protected Natural Area

Demographics

Population

Parish population total does not include the village of Hillsborough

Language

Mother tongue (2016)

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 *Highways ** *Principal Routes **None *Secondary Routes: ** *External Routes: **None

Notes

References

{{Subdivisions of New Brunswick, counties=yes, state=expanded Parishes of Albert County, New Brunswick Local service districts of Albert County, New Brunswick