Alnwick Parish, New Brunswick

Alnwick is a civil parish in Northumberland County, New Brunswick, Canada.

For governance purposes it was divided (before 2023) between the village of Neguac; the regional municipality of Tracadie; the Indian reserves of Esgenoôpetitj 14 and Tabusintac 9; and the local service districts of Fair Isle, Oak Point-Bartibog Bridge, Tabusintac, and the parish of Alnwick, which further includes the special service area of Barryville-New Jersey. Most of the parish belongs to the Acadian Peninsula Regional Service Commission (APRSC); Oak Point-Bartibog Bridge and the parish of Alnwick are members of the Greater Miramichi Regional Service Commission (GMRSC).; the Indian reserves do not belong to either.

Origin of name

Alnwick and Newcastle Parishes were erected simultaneously. Alnwick and Newcastle are the county town and largest city of Northumberland County, England. This is probably the origin of the two parishes' names.

History

Alnwick was erected in 1786 as one of the original parishes of the county, with very different boundaries from today. The modern communities of Burnt Church and Bartibog were near or on the southern edge of the parish, which was nearly rectangular and ran west past the Nepisiguit River.

The 1814 reorganisation of Northumberland County's parishes gave Alnwick its modern shape, removing all territory in what's now Gloucester but adding modern Barryville, Oak Point, The Willows, Bartibog Bridge, and Winston.

Boundaries

Alnwick Parish is bounded: Remainder of parish on maps 43, 52, 53, 61, and 62 at same site. Remainder of parish on mapbooks 115, 134–137, 156–159, 173–175, and 190 at same site.

* on the north by the Gloucester County line;
* on the east by the Gulf of Saint Lawrence;
* on the south by Miramichi Bay, Miramichi Inner Bay, and Miramichi River;
* on the west by a line beginning at the mouth of the Bartibog River, then running upriver to the Route 8 bridge, then north to the county line;
* including Sheldrake Island, Portage Island, and all islands in front.

Evolution of boundaries

The 1786 boundaries were a line running due west from the mouth of the Big Tracadie River in the north, a line running due west from the northern tip of Portage Island in the south, and in the west a line running north from the mouth of Cains River in what's now Blackville Parish. Alnwick included most of the modern parish along with parts of Allardville, Bathurst, Newcastle, Northesk, and Saumarez Parishes.

The 1814 reorganisation of Northumberland County's parishes gave Alnwick nearly its modern boundaries, removing all territory in what's now Gloucester County and Newcastle and Northesk Parishes but adding modern Barryville, Oak Point, The Willows, Bartibog Bridge, and Winston. The Newcastle line ran only six miles up the Bartibog River before going north to the county line, probably putting the departure point south of Sproule Road.

In 1850 the western boundary was moved upriver to its current departure point, transferring a strip of territory to Alnwick, most of it wilderness.

Communities

Communities at least partly within the parish. bold indicates an incorporated municipality, Indian reserve, or regional municipality

* Allainville
* Barryville
* B artibog Bridge
* Bayshore
* Breau Road
* Burnt Church
* Cains Point
* Covedell
* Drisdelle Settlement
* Esgenoôpetitj 14
* Fairisle
* Gaythorne
* Lagacéville
* Lauvergot
* Lavillette
* Neguac
** Comeau Settlement
** Lower Neguac
** Rivière-des-Caches
* New Jersey
* Oak Point
* Price Settlement
* Robichaud Settlement
* Saint-Wilfred
* Stymiest Road
* Tabusintac
* Tabusintac 9
* The Willows
* Regional Municipality of Tracadie
** Brantville
** Pontgravé
** Rivière-du-Portage
* Village-Saint-Laurent
* Winston
* Wishart Point

Bodies of water

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

* Bartibog River
* Big Eskedelloc River
* Burnt Church River
* Rivière des Caches
* Rivière du Portage
* Little Bartibog River
* Little Eskedelloc River
* Oyster River
* Tabusintac River
* Cowassaget Stream
* Grand Lac
* Gulf of St. Lawrence
* Gammon Bay
* Miramichi Bay
* Neguac Bay
* Tabusintac Bay
* Grand Dune Inlet
* Bass Fishing Channel
* Old Seal Gully
* Old Tabusintac Gully
* Ship Channel
* Tabusintac Gully

Islands

Islands at least partly in the parish.

* Brant Island
* Grand Dune Island
* Hay Island
* McLeods Island
* Old Dans Island
* Portage Island
* Redpine Island
* Sheep Island
* Sheldrake Island

Other notable areas

Parks, historic sites, and other noteworthy places at least partly in the parish.
* Brantville Protected Natural Area
* North Branch Burnt Church River Protected Natural Area
* South Branch Burnt Church River Protected Natural Area
* Tabusintac Lagoon and River Estuary
* Tabusintac Protected Natural Area
* Tabusintac River Protected Natural Area
* Tracadie Military Training Area

Demographics

Parish population total does not include Neguac, the Indian reserves or portion within the Regional Municipality of Tracadie. Revised census figures based on the 2023 local governance reforms have not been released.

Population

Population trendStatistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census

Language

Mother tongue (2016)

See also

*List of parishes in New Brunswick

Notes

References

External links

Alnwick Parish
Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) 2001 from Statistics Canada

Village of Neguac

Tabusintac Local Service District
*
Barryville-New Jersey

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Parishes of Northumberland County, New Brunswick
Local service districts of Northumberland County, New Brunswick