Country Canada Established 1786 Population 426 (2011) | County Queens County Time zone AST (UTC-4) Province New Brunswick | |
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Wickham is a Canadian parish in Queens County, New Brunswick.
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History
Wickham Parish was established in 1786: possibly named for William Spry, a prominent settler who came from the town of Wickham, Hampshire County, England: Wickham Parish included Johnston Parish until 1839 and part of Cambridge Parish until 1852.
Delineation
Wickham Parish is defined in the Territorial Division Act as being bounded:
Southeast by the County line; west by the Saint John River; northwest by Cambridge Parish; and northeast by the centre of the road leading from Washademoak Lake to Springfield, including the Lower Musquash and Hog Islands, and the eastern half of Long Island, to be determined by a line running lengthwise through the centre of the island, from the head to the foot of the same.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:
References
Wickham Parish, New Brunswick Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA