Country Canada Established 1786 Population 2,529 (2011) | County Kings County Time zone AST (UTC-4) Province New Brunswick | |
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Sussex is a Canadian parish in Kings County, New Brunswick.
Contents
Map of Sussex, NB, Canada
History
Sussex Parish established in 1786: possibly named for Sussex, New Jersey, or for Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex (1773-1842), son of King George III and Queen Charlotte: included parts of Hampton Parish and Norton Parish until 1795, a part of Studholm Parish until 1840, and Cardwell Parish and Waterford Parish until 1874.
Delineation
Sussex Parish is defined in the Territorial Division Act as being bounded:
West and south by a line running south from the mouth of Halfway Brook to the Old Westmorland Road; thence easterly in a direct line to a point distant seventy chains on a course north by the magnet of the year one thousand eight hundred and fifteen, from the northeastern angle of lot number one, granted to Samuel DeForest; thence by a line running in a direct course to the northeastern angle of lot fifty-five, granted to William Thompson, on the north side of Shepody Road, until it intersects the eastern side line of lot number thirty, granted to Henry Douglas, or its prolongation; east by the eastern side line of the said grant to Henry Douglas and its northerly prolongation until it strikes Trout Creek; thence up stream to the southwestern angle of lot number seven, granted to Simon Armstrong; thence north, following the western side line of last-mentioned grant and its northerly prolongation to the Kennebecasis River and north by the centre of the Kennebecasis River.Communities
Parish population total does not include incorporated municipalities (in bold).
Bodies of water & Islands
This is a list of rivers, lakes, streams, creeks, marshes and Islands that are at least partially in this parish
Access Routes
Highways and numbered routes that run through the parish, including external routes that start or finish at the parish limits: