Addington is a
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authority ...
in
Restigouche County
Restigouche County (2016 population 30,955) is located in north-central New Brunswick, Canada. The county is named for the Restigouche River which flows through the county and is famous for its salmon pools, which have attracted wealthy American ...
,
New Brunswick
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,
Canada
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.
For governance purposes it was divided between the city of
Campbellton, the villages of
Atholville
Atholville is an unincorporated community in Restigouche County, New Brunswick, Canada. It held village status prior to 2023.
The first inhabitants of the area were the ''Mi'kmaq'' who settled there in the 6th century BC and were then called '' ...
and
Tide Head, and the
local service districts of
Flatlands,
Glencoe, and the parish of Addington, all of which are members of the
Restigouche Regional Service Commission (RRSC).
On 1 January 2023, Glencoe and bordering areas of the LSD of the parish of Addington became part of the city of
Campbellton; Flatlands and the remainder of the parish LSD will become part of the Restigouche rural district.
Origin of name
The parish was named in honour of
Henry Unwin Addington
Henry Unwin Addington (24 March 1790 – 6 March 1870) was a British diplomat and civil servant.
Background
Born at Blounts Court, he was the second son of John Hiley Addington, brother of Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth, and his wife Mar ...
, a diplomat who was appointed in 1826 as a
plenipotentiary
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in the boundary negotiations with the
United States
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. He was the nephew of
Henry Addington
Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth, (30 May 175715 February 1844) was an English Tory statesman who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1804.
Addington is best known for obtaining the Treaty of Amiens in 1802, an ...
,
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
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1801–1804.
The other plenipotentiary in 1826 was
William Huskisson
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He is commonly known as the world's first widely reported railway passenger casu ...
, for whom
Huskisson Parish in
Kent County was named at the same time.
History
Addington was erected in 1827 in
Gloucester County from
Beresford Parish. The parish comprised the area north of the prolongation of the southern line of modern Beresford and between the Benjamin and
Upsalquitch Rivers.
In 1840 Restigouche County was reorganised following its erection. Addington was reduced to its modern eastern boundary while having its western boundary changed to a line due south from the mouth of the Upsalquitch River.
In 1879
Eldon Parish was dissolved and the area added to Addington.
In 1896 Eldon was reërected with altered boundaries, giving Addington its modern boundaries.
Boundaries
Addington Parish is bounded:
[ Remainder of parish on maps 13, 24, 25, 37, and 38 at same site.][ Remainder of parish on mapbooks 012, 013, 026, 027, 045, 046, 065, 066, 085, 086, 105, 106, and 127 at same site.]
* on the north by the
Quebec
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provincial boundary, running through the
Restigouche River
The Restigouche River (french: Rivière Ristigouche) is a river that flows across the northwestern part of the province of New Brunswick and the southeastern part of Quebec.
The river flows in a northeasterly direction from its source in the App ...
;
* on the east by a line running true south from the most eastern point of the western side of the mouth of Walkers Brook, which runs through
Campbellton;
* on the south by the
Northumberland County line;
* on the west by a line beginning on the county line about at a point about 2.4 kilometres east of Bald Mountain Brook, then running true north to the southeastern corner of a grant to Thomas Gracie, about 1 kilometre west of
Route 17 and 2 kilometres south of Evergreen Road, then running northwesterly along the western edge of Glenlivet Settlement to its northwestern corner, then along the prolongation of the eastern line of a grant to John Justason and the Justason grant to strike the Restigouche River near the lower end of Bell Island;
* including all the river islands in front.
Communities
Communities at least partly within the parish.
bold indicates an incorporated municipality
*
Campbellton
* Christopher
*
Flatlands
*
Glen Levit
* Popelogan Depot
*
Tide Head
*
Atholville
Atholville is an unincorporated community in Restigouche County, New Brunswick, Canada. It held village status prior to 2023.
The first inhabitants of the area were the ''Mi'kmaq'' who settled there in the 6th century BC and were then called '' ...
**
Colebrooke Settlement
**
Dubé Settlement
**
Glencoe
**
Malauze
*
Atholville
Atholville is an unincorporated community in Restigouche County, New Brunswick, Canada. It held village status prior to 2023.
The first inhabitants of the area were the ''Mi'kmaq'' who settled there in the 6th century BC and were then called '' ...
**
McKendrick
**
Saint-Arthur
**
Val-d'Amour
**
Val-Melanson
Bodies of water
Bodies of water
[Not including brooks, ponds or coves.] at least partly within the parish.
* North Branch Charlo River
*
Popelogan River
* Popelogan Lake Branch River
*
Restigouche River
The Restigouche River (french: Rivière Ristigouche) is a river that flows across the northwestern part of the province of New Brunswick and the southeastern part of Quebec.
The river flows in a northeasterly direction from its source in the App ...
* Ferguson Creek
* Gordon Creek
* more than fifteen officially named lakes
*
Upsalquitch River
**
Northwest Upsalquitch River
**
Southeast Upsalquitch River
Islands
Islands at least partly within the parish.
* Apple Island
* Boulton Island
* Butters Islands (''Apple Island'')
* Delaney Island
* Dickson Island
* Duffs Island
* Duncan Island
* Ferguson Island
* Gillis Island
* Long Island
* McBeath Island
* Moses Island
* Murray Islands (''Murray Island'')
* Prichards Island (''Pritchard Island'')
* Smith Island
Other notable places
Parks, historic sites, and other noteworthy places at least partly within the parish.
* Berry Brook Protected Natural Area
* Halls Shed Lake Protected Natural Area
* McDougalls Brook Protected Natural Area
*
Mount Carleton Provincial Park
Mount Carleton Provincial Park, established in 1970, is the largest provincial park in the Province of New Brunswick, Canada. It encompasses in the remote highlands of north-central New Brunswick. The park is a lesser-known gem of the Atlantic Ca ...
* Mount Carleton Wildlife Management Area
* Northwest Upsalquitch River Protected Natural Area
* Popelogan Depot Protected Natural Area
* Squaw Cap Mountain Protected Natural Area
*
Sugarloaf Provincial Park
Sugarloaf Provincial Park is an all-season provincial park located in the Campbellton community of Atholville. It opened in 1972.
Geography
The park includes Sugarloaf Mountain, an extinct late Devonian volcano. The majority of the park is ...
* Upsalquitch Forks Protected Natural Area
Demographics
Parish population total does not include
Tide Head or portions in
Atholville
Atholville is an unincorporated community in Restigouche County, New Brunswick, Canada. It held village status prior to 2023.
The first inhabitants of the area were the ''Mi'kmaq'' who settled there in the 6th century BC and were then called '' ...
and
Campbellton. Revised census figures based on the 2023 local governance reforms have not been released.
Population
Language
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 Pages 5, 14]
*Highways
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*Principal Routes
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*Secondary Routes:
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*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
External links
Village of AtholvilleCity of Campbellton
{{Subdivisions of New Brunswick, counties=yes, state=expanded
Parishes of Restigouche County, New Brunswick
Local service districts of Restigouche County, New Brunswick