Wickham is a
civil parish
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in
Queens 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 village of
Cambridge-Narrows
Cambridge-Narrows is an unincorporated community in Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada. It held village status prior to 2023.
The village straddled Washedemoak Lake, a widening of the Canaan River, several kilometres upstream of the Saint J ...
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 Wickham, both of which were members of
Regional Service Commission 8 (RSC8).
Origin of name
The parish may have been named for
Wickham, Hampshire
Wickham () is a large village and Civil parishes in England, civil parish in Hampshire, England, about three miles north of Fareham. At the 2001 census, it had a population of 4,816, falling to 4,299 at the 2011 Census.
Wickham has a wide an ...
, near the birthplace of
William Spry
William Spry (January 11, 1864 – April 21, 1929) was an American politician who was the third Governor of the State of Utah. He is the namesake of the William Spry Agriculture Building that houses the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food.
...
. Among Spry's numerous pre-Loyalist grants was one of 3000 acres in the Wickham area in 1774.
History
Wickham was erected in 1786 as one of the county's original parish. The parish surrounded Washademoak Lake and extended past the county line.
In 1839 the northeastern part of Wickham was erected as
Johnston Parish.
In 1852 part of Wickham was included in the newly erected
Cambridge Parish.
In 1895 the eastern half of Long Island was transferred from
Hampstead Parish.
Boundaries
Wickham Parish is bounded:
[ Remainder of parish on map 149 at same site.][ Remainder of parish on mapbooks 412, 413, 430, and 431 at same site.]
*on the east by a line beginning on Washademoak lake at the end of Watson Road in Cambridge-Narrows, then running southeasterly along Watson Road and
Route 695 to the
Kings County Kings County or King's County may refer to:
Places Canada
*Kings County, New Brunswick
*Kings County, Nova Scotia
*Kings County, Prince Edward Island
** King's County (electoral district), abolished in 1892
Ireland
* County Offaly, formerly call ...
line;
*on the southeast by the Kings County line;
*on the west by the
Saint John River;
*on the northwest by Washademoak Lake;
*including Hog Island, Killaboy Island, Lower Musquash Island, and the eastern half of Long Island.
Communities
Communities at least partly within the parish;
bold indicates an incorporated municipality
* Belyeas Cove
* Big Cove
*
Cambridge-Narrows
Cambridge-Narrows is an unincorporated community in Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada. It held village status prior to 2023.
The village straddled Washedemoak Lake, a widening of the Canaan River, several kilometres upstream of the Saint J ...
* Carpenter
* Crafts Cove
*
Henderson Settlement
* London Settlement
* MacDonalds Point
*
Shannon
*
Wickham
Bodies of water
Bodies of water
[Not including brooks, ponds or coves.] at least partly in the parish:
*
Saint John River
* Colwells Creek
* Washademoak Creek
* Cranberry Lake
* Long Island Lake
* Musquash Lake
* Washademoak Lake
Islands
Islands in the parish:
* Birch Island
* Hog Island
* Killaboy Island
* Long Island
* Lower Musquash Island
* Pine Island
Other notable places
Parks, historic sites, and other noteworthy places in the parish.
*
Hampstead Ferry The Hampstead Ferry was a cable ferry in the Canadian province of New Brunswick. The ferry crossed the Saint John River, linking Hampstead on the west bank with Wickham on the east bank.
About
The crossing was in length, taking 5 minutes, and wa ...
* The Bluff
Demographics
Parish population total does not include portion within
Cambridge-Narrows
Cambridge-Narrows is an unincorporated community in Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada. It held village status prior to 2023.
The village straddled Washedemoak Lake, a widening of the Canaan River, several kilometres upstream of the Saint J ...
Population
Population trend
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
**None
*Principal Routes
**None
*Secondary Routes:
**
**
*External Routes:
**None
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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Local service districts of Queens County, New Brunswick
Parishes of Queens County, New Brunswick