Greenwich is a geographic parish in

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. For governance purposes, the parish is part of the Fundy rural district, which is a member of the Fundy Regional Service Commission. Prior to the 2023 governance reform, it comprised a single local service district, which was a member of the Fundy Regional Service Commission (FRSC). The

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of the same name shares the parish's boundaries.

Origin of name

The origin of the parish's name is uncertain, Greenwich being a placename in several of the

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. Historian William F. Ganong listed Greenwich, England as a possible source, then later added

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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

Greenwich was erected in 1795 from

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. In 1860 the mainland east of the Saint John River was included in the newly erected parish of

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Boundaries

Greenwich Parish is bounded: Remainder of parish on maps 149, 156, and 157 at same site. Remainder of parish on mapbooks 445, 459, and 460 at same site. *on the northwest by the Queens County line; *on the northeast by the Saint John River; *on the southeast by the Long Reach of the Saint John River; *on the southwest by a line beginning at the mouth of Devils Back Brook where the southwestern line of the grant to George Young strikes, then northwesterly along the grant line and its prolongation to the county line at a point about 300 metres northeasterly of the northern end of Mud Lake; *including Catons Island, Grassy Island, Isle of Pines, Rocky Island, and Rush Island in Long Reach.

Governance

The entire parish formed the local service district of the parish of Greenwich, established in 1976 to assess for fire protection and first aid and ambulance services. Recreational facilities were added to the assessment in 1995, with first aid and ambulance services removed at the same time.

Communities

Communities at least partly within the parish; ''italics'' indicate a name no longer in official use *Browns Corner * Browns Flat *Central Greenwich *Cochrane Corner *Days Corner * Evandale *Glenwood *''Grand View'' * Greenwich Hill *Johnson Croft *Lynch Corner *''McPherson'' *Oak Point *Upper Greenwich *Victoria Beach

Bodies of water

Bodies of waterNot including brooks, ponds or coves. at least partly in the parish: * Saint John River *Jones Creek *Marley Creek *Nutter Creek *more than fifteen officially named lakes

Islands

Islands at least partly in the parish. *Catons Island *Grassy Island *Isle of Pines *Rocky Island *Rush Island

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

Notes

References

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