Sheffield is a

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in Sunbury County,

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. Prior to the 2023 governance reform, for governance purposes it formed the local service district of the parish of Sheffield, which was a member of Regional Service Commission 11 (RSC11).

Origin of name

The parish was named for

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, notable as a friend of the province.

History

Sheffield was erected in 1786 as one of Sunbury County's original parishes; it extended twenty-five miles inland and included part of Northfield Parish. In 1850 Sheffield was extended to the county line, adding unassigned territory to its rear. In 1855 the parish was split into two polling districts, Eastern and Western. The boundary ran along the modern parish line with Northfield. In 1857 the Eastern District was erected as Northfield Parish.

Boundaries

Sheffield Parish is bounded: Remainder of parish on maps 116, 127, and 128 at same site. Remainder of parish on mapbooks 331, 351, 352, 372, 373, 391, and 392 at same site. * on the northeast by a line beginning on the Maugerville Parish line about 300 metres northwesterly of the mouth of Barton Brook, then running south-southwesterly along the prolongation of the eastern line of a grant to S. B. Corey on the northern side of Route 10 in New Zion, passing about 500 metres west of Colwell Street, to strike the Queens County line about 2 kilometres southwesterly of the Minto Dump Road; * on the southeast by the Queens County line; * on the south by the Saint John River; * on the northwest by the southeastern line of a grant to Nathaniel Underhill and D. Palmer Jr. on the Saint John River, about 225 metres upstream of the foot of Middle Island, then northeasterly along its prolongation to the starting point; * including Middle Island in the Saint John River.

Communities

Communities at least partly within the parish. * Albrights Corner * Fernmount * Lakeville Corner * Maquapit Lake * McGowans Corner * Randall Corner * Ripples * Scale * Sheffield

Bodies of water

Bodies of waterNot including brooks, ponds or coves. at least partly within the parish. * Little River * Saint John River ** Sheffield Channel * Baltimore Stream * Portobello Stream * Bridges Creek * Loders Creek * Otter Creek * Portobello Reach * Brownhouse Lead * Coldspring Lead * Palmer Lead * Blind Thoroughfare * Main Thoroughfare * The Blobs * The Narrows * Cowperthwaite Lake * French Lake * Indian Lake * Maquapit Lake * Upper Timber Lake

Islands

Islands at least partly within the parish. * Apple Island * Butternut Island * French Island * Fulton Island * Gull Island * Harrison Island * Indian Island * Middle Island * Princes Island

Other notable places

Parks, historic sites, and other noteworthy places at least partly within the parish. * Burpee Wildlife Management Area * Grand Lake Protected Natural Area

Demographics

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

{{coord, 45.9955, N, 66.2224, W, display=title, type:city_region:CA_source:GNS-enwiki Parishes of Sunbury County, New Brunswick