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Waterford Parish, New Brunswick

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Country
  
Canada

Established
  
1786

Province
  
New Brunswick

County
  
Kings County

Time zone
  
AST (UTC-4)

Waterford Parish, New Brunswick

Waterford is a Canadian parish in Kings Parish, New Brunswick. Poley Mountain is located here.

Contents

Map of Waterford, NB, Canada

History

Waterford Parish created from Sussex Parish in 1874: named for County Waterford, Ireland.

Delineation

Waterford Parish is defined in the Territorial Division Act as being bounded:

South by a line commencing at the southeast angle of Sussex Parish and running a direct course to the northeastern angle of lot fifty-five, granted to William Thompson aforesaid; thence south eighty-eight degrees east to the County of Albert; east by the County line; north by Cardwell Parish, and west by Sussex Parish.

Governance

The entire parish forms the local service district of the parish of Waterford, established in 1968 to assess for fire protection. Recreational and sports facilities were added in 2012. First aid and ambulance services (1972–2012) were formerly included.

Communities

Parish population total does not include incorporated municipalities (in bold):

Bodies of water and 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:

Notable people

  • Bessie Ella Hazen, painter, born in Waterford
  • References

    Waterford Parish, New Brunswick Wikipedia