- Source: Colborne Parish, New Brunswick
Colborne is a geographic parish in Restigouche County, New Brunswick, Canada.
For governance purposes it is divided between the town of Heron Bay, the Moose Meadows 4 Indian reserve, and the Restigouche rural district; the town and rural district are both members of the Restigouche Regional Service Commission.
Prior to the 2023 governance reform, the parish was divided between the village of Charlo, the Indian reserve, and the local service districts of Charleur and Lorne. In the 2023 reform, Charlo merged with the town of Dalhousie to form Heron Bay, which annexed Heron Island and the communities of Benjamin River, Blackland, and New Mills from Chaleur; Lorne and the remainder of Chaleur became part of the rural district.
Origin of name
The parish was named in honour of John Colborne, acting Governor General of the Canadas when the parish was erected.
History
Colborne was erected in 1840 from Addington and Beresford Parishes. Colborne comprised Restigouche County between the Benjamin and Eel Rivers.
In 1850 the boundaries were altered to run due south from starting points near the coast: the western boundary from milepost forty-eight on the great road (highway) from Bathurst to Dalhousie, the eastern boundary from the mouth of the Benjamin River.
Boundaries
Colborne Parish is bounded:
on the north by Chaleur Bay;
on the east by a line running true south from the mouth of Benjamin River to the Northumberland County line;
on the south by the county line;
on the west by a line running true south from a point near the northern end of the Eel River Bar Seawall to the county line
including Heron Island and any islands in front of the parish.
Communities
Communities at least partly within the parish. bold indicates an incorporated municipality or Indian reserve
Bodies of water
Bodies of water at least partly within the parish.
Islands
Islands at least partly within the parish.
Fleming Island
Heron Island
West Point Island
Thrum Rock
Other notable places
Parks, historic sites, and other noteworthy places at least partly within the parish.
Chaleur Provincial Park
Charlo Regional Airport
Eel River Bar Seawall
Key Anacon Mine
Demographics
Parish population total does not include Moose Meadows 4 Indian reserve or the portion within the former incorporated village of Charlo. Revised census figures based on the 2023 local governance reforms have not been released.
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=Access Routes
Highways and numbered routes that run through the parish, including external routes that start or finish at the parish limits:
See also
List of parishes in New Brunswick
Notes
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Colborne Parish, New Brunswick
- Colborne
- List of parishes in New Brunswick
- John Davidson (priest)
- Colborn
- Beresford Parish, New Brunswick
- Restigouche County, New Brunswick
- List of communities in New Brunswick
- Charlo, New Brunswick
- Lorne, New Brunswick
