Southampton is a
civil parish
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in
York County,
New Brunswick
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,
Canada
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.
Prior to the
2023 governance reform, for governance purposes it was divided between the town of
Nackawic
Nackawic is an unincorporated community in New Brunswick, Canada. It held town status prior to 2023. It is approximately 65 km west of the city of Fredericton on the east bank of the Saint John River.
Nackawic, from the Malecite Nelgwaweeg ...
, the village of
Millville, and the
local service district A local service district is a type of designated place in the Canadian province of New Brunswick. In the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador, a local service district is a defined area led by an elected committee responsible for the deliv ...
of the parish of Southampton, all of which were members of
Regional Service Commission 11 (RSC11).
Origin of name
When
Carleton County
Carleton County (2016 population 26,220) is located in west-central New Brunswick, Canada.
The western border is Aroostook County, Maine, the northern border is Victoria County, and the southeastern border is York County from which it was fo ...
was erected in 1832 the new county line went through
Northampton Parish. The next year the part of Northampton south of the line was erected as Southampton.
History
Southampton was erected in 1833 from the part of
Northampton Parish that was southeast of the
Carleton County
Carleton County (2016 population 26,220) is located in west-central New Brunswick, Canada.
The western border is Aroostook County, Maine, the northern border is Victoria County, and the southeastern border is York County from which it was fo ...
line.
In 1834 the county line was altered to run along grant lines, adding territory to Southampton.
In 1865 the boundary with
Queensbury Parish was altered, removing territory east of the East Branch Nackawic Stream.
Boundaries
Southampton Parish is bounded:
[ Remainder of parish on maps 112, 113, and 124 at same site.][ Remainder of parish on mapbooks 324–326, 345–347, 366, and 367 at same site.]
* on the northeast beginning on the
Carleton County
Carleton County (2016 population 26,220) is located in west-central New Brunswick, Canada.
The western border is Aroostook County, Maine, the northern border is Victoria County, and the southeastern border is York County from which it was fo ...
line about 600 metres northeasterly of
Route 104, on the prolongation the central line of a two-lot grant to Jonathan Williams on the
Saint John River, then running southeasterly along the prolongation to the Burnt Lake Branch;
* on the southeast by a line running down the Burnt Lake Branch and the East Branch Nackawic Stream to the northeastern line of a grant to John Morehouse, about 2.4 kilometres easterly of the junction of Caverhill Siding Road with
Route 605, then southeasterly about 1.2 kilometres and southwesterly about 275 metres along the Morehouse grant to the prolongation of the southeastern line of a grant to William Dobie, then southeasterly about 675 metres along the Dobie grant to the prolongation of the southeastern line of a large grant to Captain Joseph Cunliffe, then southwesterly along the Cunliffe grant, striking the
Saint John River about 150 metres downstream of the mouth of Quigg Brook, then up the Saint John;
* on the south by the Saint John River;
* on the northwest by the Carleton County line.
Communities
Communities at least partly within the parish.
*
Bates Settlement
*
Bull Lake
*
Campbell Settlement
*
Caverhill
* Central Waterville
*
Clarkville
* County Line
* East Waterville
*
Hainesville
*
Hartfield
* Hawkins Corner
*
Maple Ridge
* Maplewood
* Middle Southampton
*
Millville
*
Nackawic
Nackawic is an unincorporated community in New Brunswick, Canada. It held town status prior to 2023. It is approximately 65 km west of the city of Fredericton on the east bank of the Saint John River.
Nackawic, from the Malecite Nelgwaweeg ...
* Nortondale
*
Pinder
* Ritchie
*
Rossville
* South Waterville
*
Southampton
* Southampton Junction
*
Temperance Vale
* Temple
* Upper Southampton
* West Waterville
* Woodman
* Woodstock Road
Bodies of water
Bodies of water
[Not including brooks, ponds or coves.] at least partly within the parish.
*
Saint John River
** Meductic Reach
** Pokiok Reach
* Burnt Lake Branch
* Nackawic Stream
* Bulls Creek
* Farnhams Creek
* Gibson Creek
* Greer Creek
*
Bull Lake
*
Mactaquac Lake
* more than a half-dozen other officially named lakes
Other notable places
Parks, historic sites, and other noteworthy places at least partly within the parish.
* Ayers Lake Stream Protected Natural Area
* Becaguimec Wildlife Management Area
* Carr Falls Brook Protected Natural Area
* Greer Creek Protected Natural Area
* Woodman Protected Natural Area
Demographics
Parish population total does not include
Millville and
Nackawic
Nackawic is an unincorporated community in New Brunswick, Canada. It held town status prior to 2023. It is approximately 65 km west of the city of Fredericton on the east bank of the Saint John River.
Nackawic, from the Malecite Nelgwaweeg ...
Population
Population trend
[Statistics Canada: ]1996
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census
Language
Mother tongue (2016)
See also
*
List of parishes in New Brunswick
The Canadian province of New Brunswick is divided by the ''Territorial Division Act'' into 152 parishes, units which had political significance as subdivisions of counties until the Municipalities Act of 1966. Parishes still exist in law and inclu ...
Notes
References
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Parishes of York County, New Brunswick