Burton is a geographic parish in Sunbury County,

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. Prior to the 2023 governance reform, for governance purposes it was divided between the town of

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, the

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of Oromocto 26,

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, and the

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of the parish of Burton. The town and LSD were both members of Capital Region Service Commission (RSC11).

Origin of name

The parish was named in honour of Ralph Burton, military commander-in-chief in

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at the time of its establishment as a township.

History

Burton was first established in 1765 as a Nova Scotia township. Burton was erected in 1786 as one of the original parishes of Sunbury County. The parish extended further inland than the township. In 1835 the rear of the parish was included in the newly erected Blissville Parish. In 1896 the boundary with Blissville was altered along the Nerepis Road. In 1949 the boundary with Blissville was changed back to its pre-1896 course.

Boundaries

Burton Parish is bounded: Remainder of parish on maps 127, 137, and 138 at same site. Remainder of parish on mapbooks 392, 410, and 411 at same site. * on the north by the Saint John River; * on the southeast by the Queens County line; * on the south by a line beginning at a point on the Queens County line about 18.2 kilometres inland, then running north 66º west to the Oromocto River at a point about 1.2 kilometres downstream of the mouth of Shaw Creek; * on the west and northwest by the Oromocto River; * including Gilbert, Ox, and Ram Islands in the Saint John River.

Communities

Communities at least partly within the parish; bold indicates an incorporated municipality or

; ''italics'' indicate a community expropriated for

* Babbitt * Burpees Corner * Burton * French Lake * Geary * Goan * ''Greenfield Settlement'' * Haneytown * Hersey Corner * ''Lauvina'' * Lower Burton * McGowans Corner *

** Oromocto West * Oromocto 26 * ''Shirley Settlement'' * Swan Creek * ''Victoria Settlement'' * Waterville * Woodside

Bodies of water

Bodies of waterNot including brooks, ponds or coves. at least partly in the parish: * Oromocto River * Saint John River ** Ox Island Channel ** Sheffield Channel * Rockwell Stream * Fish Creek * Kenney Creek * Snake Creek * Streets Creek * Tapley Creek * French Lake * Swan Creek Lake

Islands

Islands in the parish: * Gilbert Island * Ox Island * Ram Island

Other notable places

Parks, historic sites, and other noteworthy places in the parish. *

Demographics

Parish population total does not include Oromocto 26

and area within 2021 boundaries of

. Revised census figures based on the 2023 local governance reforms have not been released.

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: **None *External Routes: **None

Notes

References

External links

Burton-Greater Geary Local Service District

Town of Oromocto

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