Clarendon is a
geographic parish in
Charlotte County,
New Brunswick
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,
Canada
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, located in the interior to the north of
Point Lepreau and southwest of
CFB Gagetown.
For governance purposes, Clarendon is part of the Capital Region rural district,
which is a member of the Capital Region Regional Service Commission.
Prior to the
2023 governance reform, the parish comprised a single
local service district Local service district may refer to these administrative units in Canada:
* Local service district (New Brunswick)
A local service district (LSD) was a provincial administrative unit for the provision of local services in the Canadian province o ...
(LSD), which was a member of
Capital Region Service Commission (RSC11).
The
Census subdivision
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of the same name shares the parish's boundaries.
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Origin of name
The parish was named for Clarendon Settlement, which in turn was named in honour of the Earl of Clarendon, British Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs may refer to:
* Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (Spain)
*Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (UK)
The secretary of state for foreign, commonwealth and development affairs, also known as the fore ...
at the time of it being laid out.
History
Clarendon was erected in 1869 from Lepreau and Pennfield Parishes.
The area was first laid out for settlement in 1856, with the Clarendon Settlement being largest. Much of the parish was never surveyed for settlement, most of the surveyed lots were never granted, and many granted lots were later reconveyed to the Crown.
In 1868 the Clarendon District was created as a polling district taking in the northern part of Lepreau and Pennfield Parishes.
Boundaries
Clarendon Parish is bounded:[ Remainder of parish on maps 155, 156, 162, and 163 at same site.][ Remainder of parish on mapbooks 457, 458, 470, and 471 at same site.]
* on the north by the Sunbury and Queens County lines;
* on the east by Queens County;
* on the south by a due west line from the southernmost corner of Queens County;
* and on the west by the prolongation of the eastern line of grants that cross Lake Utopia.
Local service district
The local service district of the parish of Clarendon comprised the entire parish.
The LSD was established in 1975 to assess for fire protection; recreational and sport facilities was added in 2008.
In 2021, the LSD assessed for community & recreation services in addition to the basic LSD services of fire protection
Fire protection is the study and practice of mitigating the unwanted effects of potentially Conflagration, destructive fires. It involves the study of the behaviour, Compartmentalization (fire protection), compartmentalisation, suppression and inve ...
, police services, land use planning
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, emergency measures, and dog control. The taxing authority is 507.00 Clarendon.
Communities
Communities at least partly within the parish.
Bodies of water
Bodies of water[Not including brooks, ponds or coves.] at least partly within the parish.
Islands
Islands at least partly within the parish.
Other notable places
Parks, historic sites, and other noteworthy places at least partly within the parish.
Demographics
Revised census figures based on the 2023 local governance reforms have not been released.
Population
Language
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 Pages 4, 12]
*Highways
**None
*Principal Routes
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*Secondary Routes:
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*External Routes:
**None
Notes
References
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Parishes of Charlotte County, New Brunswick
Local service districts of Charlotte County, New Brunswick