Hampton is a

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in Kings County,

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. For governance purposes it is divided between the towns of

Hampton Hampton may refer to: Places Australia *Hampton bioregion, an IBRA biogeographic region in Western Australia *Hampton, New South Wales *Hampton, Queensland, a town in the Toowoomba Region * Hampton, Victoria Canada * Hampton, New Brunswick *Ha ...

and

Quispamsis Quispamsis (, sometimes shortened to ) is a Kings County suburb of Saint John, New Brunswick, located to the northeast in the lower Kennebecasis River valley. Its population was 18,768 as of the 2021 census. History The original inhabitan ...

and then local service district of the parish of Hampton, which further includes the service area of Fairmont Subdivision. Hampton and the LSD are members of Regional Service Commission 8 (RSC8), while Quispamsis is a member of the Fundy Regional Service Commission (FRSC).

Origin of name

Ganong believed the name "perhaps" came from

near

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. The name was common in the

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. Notable is that the names of Kings County's pre-1800 parishes all occur in both

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History

Hampton was erected in 1795 from Sussex Parish and

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. It included

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and Upham Parishes. In 1835 Upham was erected as its own parish. In 1870 Rothesay was erected as its own parish. In 1873 the boundary with Rothesay was altered, specifying the path through the islands in the river and changing the mainland portion to follow grant lines rather than the road to Golden Grove. In 1897 the boundary with Upham was altered.

Boundaries

Hampton Parish is bounded: Remainder of parish on maps 150, 157, and 158 at same site. Remainder of parish on mapbooks 447, 461, 462, and 474 at same site. *on the northwest by the

Kennebecasis River The Kennebecasis River ( ) is a tributary of the Saint John River in southern New Brunswick, Canada. The name Kennebecasis is thought to be derived from the Mi'kmaq "''Kenepekachiachk''", meaning "little long bay place." It runs for approximately ...

; *on the east by a line beginning on the Kennebecasis at the northernmost corner of a grant to John Fritch, then running southeasterly along the northeastern line of the Fritch grant and its prolongation to the old Westmorland Road,The old Westmorland Road was discontinued so long ago that it does not appear on the province's cadastral grant maps. at a point about 150 metres west-southwest of Passekeag Road, then southwesterly to a point about 300 metres east of the Cumberland Road and about 900 metres south of its junction with the Passekeag Road, then south-southeasterly along a line through the northeastern corner of a grant to James Beyea to the northeastern corner a grant to J. C. Robertson, then slightly more easterly along the easterly line of the Robertson grant to the

Hammond River The Hammond River is a tributary of the Kennebecasis River in New Brunswick, Canada. It runs approximately in southern Kings County along the border of Saint John County. It rises in the Caledonia Highlands near the rural community of Hammondva ...

, then downriver about 300 metres to where the eastern line of a grant to William Scoullar strikes the Hammond, then southerly along the Scoullar grant to the northeastern corner of a grant to Robert Godfrey, about 825 metres south of an s-shaped

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of the Hammond, then west-southwesterly along the prolongation of the northern line of a grant to Thomas Smith to the northwestern corner of the Smith grant, then southeasterly to the Saint John County line; *on the south by the Saint John County line; *on the west by a line beginning on the county line at a point about 600 metres west-northwest of the junction of First Lake Road and Sands Road, on the northeastern line of a grant to Samuel Storms, then running northwesterly along the grant line to its northeastern corner, then westerly along the rear line about 300 metres, then left at a 90º angle to run north-northwesterly parallel to the eastern line of a grant to Zephaniah Kingsley to strike the Hammond River about 675 metres upriver of Route 1, then downstream past the Canadian National Railway bridge to strike the southern shore of an island, then north-northeasterly along the line dividing grants on either side of the Hammond River, through two islands, then along the eastern channel of the Hammond, passing west of Darlings Island, until it strikes the Kennebecasis.

Communities

Communities at least partly within the parish; bold indicates an incorporated municipality *Bonney Road * Damascus *French Village *

**Hampton Station ** Lakeside *Mount Prospect *

Nauwigewauk Nauwigewauk is a rural community in Kings County, New Brunswick, Canada. It is located near the communities of Quispamsis and Lakeside at the mouth of the Hammond River, and borders the town of Hampton. The people of Nauwigewauk are sometimes lo ...

*Smithtown * Titusville *Woodpecker Hall

Bodies of water

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

*Ossekeag Creek *Passekeag Creek *Third Lake Thoroughfare *Brawley Lake *Darlings Lake *McManus Lake *Terreo Lake *Third Lake

Islands

Islands at least partly in the parish. *Darlings Island *Spoon Island

Demographics

Parish population total does not include portions within the town of Hampton and

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

Notes

References

External links

Town of Hampton

Town of Quispamsis

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