Saint Martins is a geographic parish in

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. For governance purposes the bulk of the parish is divided between the village of Fundy-St. Martins and the Fundy rural district, both of which are members of the Fundy Regional Service Commission. A minor portion on the east resides in Fundy Albert, which is a member of the Southeast Regional Service Commission. Prior to the 2023 governance reform, the parish was divided for governance purposes between the village of St. Martins and the

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of the parish of Saint Martins, both of which were members of the Fundy Regional Service Commission (FRSC).

Origin of name

The

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gives only a possibility - St. Martins, Maryland, which could refer to either Saint Martin or Saint Martins by the Bay, both in

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History

Saint Martins was erected in 1786 as one of the county's original parish. In 1837 the eastern end of Saint Martins was transferred to Westmorland County. The lost area is now part of

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Boundaries

Saint Martins Parish is bounded: Remainder of parish on maps 151, 152, 158, and 159 at same site. Remainder of parish on mapbooks 448–450, 462–465, 475, 476, and 486 at same site. * on the north by the Kings County line; * on the east by the

line; * on the south by the

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and Quaco Bay; * on the west by a line beginning at the shore of the Bay of Fundy and running northwesterly along the eastern line of a grant to Samuel Hugh at the mouth of Tynemouth Creek and its prolongation to the Kings County line.

Communities

Communities at least partly within the parish. bold indicates an incorporated municipality * Bains Corner * Bay View * Burchills Flats * Chester * Fair View * Grove Hill * Hanford Brook * Hardingville * Little Beach * Orange Hill * Porter Road * St. Martins * Salmon River * Shanklin * Tynemouth Creek * West Quaco

Bodies of water

Bodies of waterNot including brooks, ponds or coves. at least partly within the parish. * Big Salmon River * Goose River * Irish River * Little Salmon River * Mosher River * Point Wolfe River * Quiddy River * South Stream * Goose Creek * Ten Mile Creek * Tynemouth Creek *

* Quaco Bay * more than two dozen officially named lakes

Other notable places

Parks, historic sites, and other noteworthy places at least partly within the parish. * Big Salmon River Protected Natural Area * Dowdall Lake Protected Natural Area *

Fundy National Park Fundy National Park is a national park of Canada located on the Bay of Fundy, near the village of Alma, New Brunswick. It was created on April 10, 1946 and officially opened on July 29, 1950. The park showcases a rugged coastline which rises up ...

* Fundy Footpath * Fundy Trail Parkway Provincial Park * Little Salmon River Protected Natural Area * Point Wolfe River Gorge Protected Natural Area * Saddleback Brook Protected Natural Area

Demographics

Parish population total does not include village of St. Martins

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

Notes

References

{{Subdivisions of New Brunswick, counties=yes, state=expanded Parishes of Saint John County, New Brunswick Local service districts of Saint John County, New Brunswick