Ludlow is a
geographic parish in
Northumberland County,
New Brunswick
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,
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.
For governance purposes it is part of the
incorporated rural community of
Upper Miramichi,
which is a member of the
Greater Miramichi Regional Service Commission (GMRSC). Before the creation of Upper Miramichi in 1971, Ludlow Parish was a local service district.
Origin of name
Ludlow was named in honour of the Ludlow brothers.
The Ludlow brothers were prominent
Loyalist judges and members of the Executive Council of New Brunswick. George Duncan was appointed first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New Brunswick, while younger brother Gabriel George was first Mayor of
Saint John; both died in 1808.
Carleton Parish, named for their political ally
Thomas Carleton
General Thomas Carleton ( 1735 – 2 February 1817) was an Irish-born British Army officer who was promoted to colonel during the American Revolutionary War after relieving the siege of Quebec in 1776. After the war, he was appointed as Lie ...
, first
Governor of New Brunswick, was erected simultaneously.
History
Ludlow was erected in 1814 from unassigned territory in the western part of the county plus a strip of
Newcastle Parish.
Ludlow included
Blackville and
Blissfield Parishes plus the western part of
Kent County until 1830.
Boundaries
Ludlow Parish is bounded:
[ Remainder of parish on maps 76, 84–86, 95, and 96 at same site.][ Remainder of parish on mapbooks 228–230, 244–246, 261–263, 277–279, and 295 at same site.]
* on the north by a line beginning at a point on the
York County line near McConnell Brook, then running north 72º east by an
astronomic bearing to the northeastern corner of
Blackville Parish, a point 537
chains (10.8 kilometres) from the
Canadian National Railway
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CN is Canada's largest railway, in terms of both revenue a ...
line through Quarryville on a line running north 22º west from the mouth of the
Renous River;
* on the east by a line running north and south from the mouth of Big Hole Brook, which is on the western edge of
Doaktown;
* on the south by the
Sunbury and York County lines;
* on the west by the York County line.
Evolution of boundaries
The eastern line of Blackville Parish, prolongated to
Westmorland County, was the original eastern line of Ludlow,
putting most of
Harcourt and
Huskisson Parishes in Ludlow. The northern line was further south, putting much of
Route 108 in
Northesk Parish.
In 1830 Ludlow was split three ways, with the eastern part becoming
Blackville Parish and the central part becoming
Blissfield Parish, while the northern line was moved roughly where it is today.
Changes in the wording of the boundary with
Northesk Parish and later
Southesk Parish in 1850, 1877, and 1954 made little if any difference in the parish line.
Communities
Communities at least partly within the parish.
all communities are part of the
incorporated rural community of
Upper Miramichi
* Amostown
*
Bettsburg
* Big Hole Brook
*
Boiestown
*
Carrolls Crossing
*
Holtville
*
Ludlow
*
McNamee
*
Nelson Hollow
* New Bandon
* O'Donnells
* Porter Brook
* Porter Cove
*
Priceville
Bodies of water
Bodies of water
[Not including brooks, ponds or coves.] at least partly within the parish.
*
Bartholomew River The Bartholomew River is a tributary of the main Southwest Miramichi River in New Brunswick, Canada.
The Bartholomew River begins in the hills between the Main Southwest Miramichi and Dungarvon Rivers at approximately N46.60, W66.30, in western N ...
*
Dungarvon River
** Boars Head Narrows
* Little Dungarvon River
*
Renous River
*
Southwest Miramichi River
The Southwest Miramichi River is a river in New Brunswick, Canada.
The river has its origin in Carleton County, at Miramichi Lake in the Miramichi Highlands (a part of the Appalachian Mountains). Its two branches join near the hamlet of Junip ...
* Longs Creek
* Indian Village Lake
* Lake of the Plains
* more than 15 other officially named lakes
Islands
Islands at least partly within the parish.
* Amos Islands
* Boiestown Islands
* Clems Island
* Lyons Island
* McCarty Island
* O'Donnell Island
* Porcupine Island
* Portage Island
* Suter Island
* Sand Plum Bar
Other notable places
Parks, historic sites, and other noteworthy places at least partly within the parish.
* Dungarvon Protected Natural Area
* Plaster Rock-Renous Wildlife Management Area
* Spud Brook Protected Natural Area
Demographics
Population
Population trend
[Statistics Canada: ]1996
1996 was designated as:
* International Year for the Eradication of Poverty
Events January
* January 8 – A Zairean cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in the center of the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...
, 2001
The year's most prominent event was the September 11 attacks against the United States by al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror. The United States led a Participan ...
, 2006
2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification.
Events
January
* January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute.
* January 12 – A stampede during t ...
census
Language
Mother tongue language (2006)
[2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Ludlow Parish, New Brunswick](_blank)
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See also
*List of parishes in New Brunswick
The Canadian province of New Brunswick is divided by the ''Territorial Division Act'' into 152 Parish (administrative division), geographic parishes, units which had political significance as subdivisions of County, counties until the Municipaliti ...
Notes
References
External links
Upper Miramichi Rural Community
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Parishes of Northumberland County, New Brunswick