Newcastle is a geographic parish in Northumberland County,

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. For governance purposes it is divided between the city of Miramichi and the Greater Miramichi rural district, with small border areas belonging to the incorporated rural communities of

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(Bartibog area) and Miramichi River Valley (Chaplin Island Road), all of which are members of the Greater Miramichi Regional Service Commission, and the Eel Ground 2 and Metepenagiag Uta'nk

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, which are not part of the RSC. Prior to the 2023 governance reform, the parish was divided between Miramichi, the Indian reserves, and the local service districts of Lower Newcastle-Russellville and the parish of Newcastle.

Origin of name

Newcastle and Alnwick Parishes were erected simultaneously.

and

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are the county town and largest city of historical Northumberland County,

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. This may be the origin of the two parishes' names. Another possibility is that the parish was named in honour of the

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1757–1762. The Duke had no obvious connection to the name Alnwick.

History

Newcastle was erected in 1786 as one of Northumberland County's original parishes. including all or part of most parishes in Northumberland and

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Counties.

Boundaries

Newcastle Parish is bounded: Remainder of parish on maps 52, 60, 61, and 69 at same site. Remainder of parish on mapbooks 155, 156, 172–174, 188–190, 203, and 204 at same site. * on the north by the Gloucester County line; * on the east by a line beginning on the county line at a point about 3.3 kilometres west-southwesterly of Route 8, then running south to the Route 8 bridge over the Bartibog River, then down the Bartibog River to its mouth; * on the south by the

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and Northwest Miramichi River; * on the west by a line beginning on southeastern corner of a grant to Oliver Willard on the western side of Jones Cove, then running north to the county line; * including Bartibog Island in the Miramichi.

Evolution of boundaries

The original boundaries of Newcastle were Westmorland County on the south, a line due west from the northern tip of Portage Island on the north, and a north-south line through the mouth of Cains River on the west. In 1814 Northumberland County was completely reorganised and Newcastle took on a more recognisable shape. The boundary with Northesk was different, starting near the old courthouse and passing through the intersection of Newcastle Boulevard and Beaverbrook Road. In 1824 the boundary with Northesk was moved west to its modern starting point on Jones Cove. The direction of the boundary was also changed to run north instead of prolongation a grant line, which transferred a triangle of territory in the south to Newcastle and a triangle in the north to Northesk. In 1850 the boundary with Alnwick Parish was adjusted by running further up the Bartibog River before turning north.

Communities

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

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; ''italics'' indicate a name no longer in official use * Bartibog * Beaver Brook Station * Bellefond * Beveridge * Busby * East Beaver Brook * Eel Ground 2 * Highbank * Little Bartibog * Lower Newcastle * ''Morrissy'' * Patterson Siding * Russellville * Telly Road Crossing * Miramichi ** Back Lots ** Cross Roads ** Douglastown ** Ferry Road ** Millbank * Miramichi ** Moorefield ** Newcastle ** Nordin ** Northwest Bridge

Bodies of water

Bodies of waterNot including brooks, ponds or coves. at least partly within the parish. * Bartibog River * Big Eskedelloc River * Little Bartibog River *

* Northwest Miramichi River * Northwest Millstream * Armstrong Lake * The Lake

Islands

Islands at least partly within the parish. * Bartibog Island

Other notable places

Parks, historic sites, and other noteworthy places at least partly within the parish. * Bellefond Protected Natural Area * East Branch Portage River Protected Natural Area * Green Brook Protected Natural Area * MacDonald Farm Provincial Park * MacDonald Farm Wildlife Management Area

Demographics

Parish population total does not include Eel Ground 2

and portion within Miramichi

Population

Population trendStatistics Canada:

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census

Language

Mother tongue (2016)

Notes

References

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