Division No. 1, Subdivision C is an unorganized subdivision on the
Avalon Peninsula in
Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador (; french: Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador; frequently abbreviated as NL) is the easternmost province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic region. The province comprises the island of Newfoundland and the continental region ...
,
Canada
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. It is in
Division 1 and contains the unincorporated communities of Cape St. Mary's, Cuslett, Gooseberry Cove, Great Barasway, Lears Cove,
Patrick's Cove-Angels Cove
Patrick's Cove-Angels Cove is a local service district and designated place in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It is on the Cape Shore of the Avalon Peninsula. The area was first settled by James Coffey in the early 19th ce ...
, Ship Cove and Stoney House.
Cuslett
Cuslett is a
settlement by the Atlantic Ocean in
Newfoundland and Labrador
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. Current population (2013): 37.
Gooseberry Cove (Placentia Bay)
Gooseberry Cove was a small town located on the south-east side of
Placentia Bay
Placentia Bay (french: Baie de Plaisance) is a body of water on the southeast coast of Newfoundland, Canada. It is formed by Burin Peninsula on the west and Avalon Peninsula on the east. Fishing grounds in the bay were used by native people long ...
in
Newfoundland and Labrador
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. The town was first settled by farmers to supply food to the fishermen of the Sweetmans' firm based in nearby
Placentia. Because of a lack of available land, distance from fishing grounds and a poor harbour the population remained small, peaking at 21 in 1911. Because of the small population there was never a school, church or medical facility built in Gooseberry Cove. The community was abandoned in the 1950s. In 1983 the beach at Gooseberry Cove, one of the few naturally sandy beaches in Newfoundland, was designated a public recreational beach.
Great Barasway
Great Barasway is a
settlement in
Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador (; french: Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador; frequently abbreviated as NL) is the easternmost province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic region. The province comprises the island of Newfoundland and the continental region ...
.
Patrick's Cove-Angels Cove
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Patrick's Cove-Angels Cove
Patrick's Cove-Angels Cove is a local service district and designated place in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It is on the Cape Shore of the Avalon Peninsula. The area was first settled by James Coffey in the early 19th ce ...
References
* Smallwood, Joseph R. ''Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador'', Newfoundland Book Publishers Ltd., 1967, p. 566
*
Newfoundland and Labrador subdivisions
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