Coverdale is a

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, located along the

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opposite

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and

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. It comprised (before 2023) one incorporated town and one

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(LSD), both of which were members of the Southeast Regional Service Commission. The

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of the same name includes only the unincorporated part of the parish.

Origin of name

The parish takes its name from Coverdale River, a former name of Little River, a tributary of the Petitcodiac. The Coverdale River may have been named in honour of

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(1488-1569), translator of the Bible and

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History

Coverdale Parish was erected in 1828 from northern Hillsborough Parish.

Boundaries

Coverdale Parish is bounded: Remainder of parish on maps 120, 131, and 132 at same site. Remainder of parish on mapbooks 358, 359, and 378–380 at same site. *on the north and east by the

; *on the south the southern line of a grant to Robert Crossman, about 120 metres south of the mouth of Stoney Creek, and its prolongation to the Westmorland County line; *on the west by Westmorland County.

Evolution of boundaries

When Coverdale Parish was erected the western line was a continuation of Hillsborough's western line, with modern Grub Road and Middlesex in Salisbury Parish and the parish line running east of Douthwright Road. The southern line ran west from the mouth of Stoney Creek, slightly north of where it starts today. Following the erection of Albert County in 1845 the new county line passed through Salisbury and Harvey Parishes. This was found inconvenient and the county line was moved in 1846, adding western Coverdale to the parish. The parish got its modern boundaries in 1850, when the line with Hillsborough Parish was moved slightly south to its current starting point.

Municipality

The town of Riverview is located opposite Moncton. It was created in 1973 as the town of Coverdale by the forced amalgamation of the villages of (from east to west) Bridgedale, Gunningsville, and Riverview Heights along with parts of Coverdale Parish. The first act of the town council was to change the name to Riverview.

Local service district

The local service district of the parish of Coverdale contains all of the parish outside Riverview; it was established on 23 November 1966 to assess for fire protection and community services & recreational facilities following the abolition of the county councils by the new ''Municipalities Act''. First aid & ambulance services were added on 14 March 1973. Today the LSD assesses for community & recreation services in addition to the basic LSD services of

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, police services,

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, emergency measures, and dog control. The taxing authority is 618.00 Coverdale.

Communities

Communities at least partly within the parish; bold indicates an incorporated municipality *Cherryvale *Colpitts Settlement * Coverdale *Grub Road * Lower Coverdale *Lower Turtle Creek *Middlesex *Nixon * Pine Glen *Price * Stoney Creek *Synton * Turtle Creek * Upper Coverdale * Riverview **Bridgedale **Findlay **Gunningsville **Middle Coverdale **Riverview Heights

Bodies of water

Bodies of waterNot including brooks, ponds, or coves. at least partly in the parish: ''italics'' indicate a name no longer in official use *Bull Creek *Little River (''Coverdale River'') *Mill Creek *Mud Creek *

* Turtle Creek

Other notable places

Parks, historic sites, and other noteworthy places in the parish. * Big Meadows Protected Natural Area

Demographics

Parish population total does not include area within 2021 boundaries of Riverview. Revised census figures based on the 2023 local governance reforms have not been released.

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

Notes

References

{{Subdivisions of New Brunswick, counties=yes, state=expanded Parishes of Albert County, New Brunswick Communities in Greater Moncton Local service districts of Albert County, New Brunswick