Salisbury is a

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in Westmorland County,

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. For governance purposes it is divided between the villages of Petitcodiac and

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; the

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of the parish of Salisbury, and the special service area of Havelock Inside which extends from the LSD of the parish of Havelock. All governance units are members of the Southeast Regional Service Commission.

Origin of name

The origin of Salisbury's name is uncertain. William F. Ganong states it was "perhaps" due to it extending nearly to Salisbury Bay, a former name of Rocher Bay. The

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gives two possibilities: Sir John Salbusbury, who accompanied

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on his mission to establish

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; or

, a city in

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History

Salisbury was erected in 1787 from unassigned land west of Hillsborough, Hopewell, and Moncton Parishes. In 1838 part of Salisbury was included in the newly erected Harvey Parish. In 1845 Albert County was erected from Westmorland County; the county line ran through Salisbury. In 1846 the county line with Albert was moved to its present location; the part of Salisbury south and east of the new line is transferred to Coverdale and Harvey Parishes. In 1894 the existing boundaries of Salisbury were declared retroactive to its erection.

Boundaries

Salisbury Parish is bounded: Remainder of parish on maps 109, 118, 119, 130, and 131 at same site. Remainder of parish on mapbooks 316, 317, 335, 336, 356, 357, 377, 378, 397, and 398 at same site. * on the north by the Kent County line; * on the east beginning on the county line about 3.5 kilometres west of Route 126, at the prolongation of the eastern line of a large tract granted to Martin Gay and Associates, then southerly along the prolongation to the

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at a point about 200 metres upriver of the mouth of Little River, then upriver to the western line of Albert County, then along Albert County; * on the south by Albert County; * on the west by the Kings County and Queens County lines.

Communities

Communities at least partly within the parish. bold indicates an incorporated municipality * Dobsons Corner * Fawcett * Fawcett Hill * Fredericton Road * Glenvale * Harewood * Hicksville * Hillgrove * Intervale * Kay Settlement * Killams Mills * Kinnear Settlement * Lewis Mountain * Monteagle * North Branch * Petitcodiac ** Petitcodiac East * Pollett River * River Glade * Salisbury * Scott Road * Second North River * Steeves Settlement * The Glades * Upper Ridge * Wheaton Settlement

Bodies of water

Bodies of waterNot including brooks, ponds or coves. at least partly within the parish. * Anagance River * Canaan River * North River *

* Pollett River * Intervale Creek

Other notable places

Parks, historic sites, and other noteworthy places at least partly within the parish. * Canaan Bog Protected Natural Area * Canaan River Wildlife Management Area

Demographics

Parish population total does not include Petitcodiac and portion within the village of

Population

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 ** ** *Secondary Routes: ** ** ** ** *External Routes: **None

Notes

References

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