- Source: Stanley Parish, New Brunswick
Stanley is a geographic parish in York County, New Brunswick, Canada.
Prior to the 2023 governance reform, for governance purposes it was divided between the village of Stanley, the incorporated rural community of Upper Miramichi, and the local service district of the parish of Stanley. Upper Miramichi was a member of the Greater Miramichi Regional Service Commission (GMRSC), the others of Capital Region Service Commission (RSC11).
Origin of name
The parish takes its name from the settlement of Stanley, in turn named for Lord Stanley, Secretary of State for War and the Colonies at the time and an early supporter of the New Brunswick and Nova Scotia Land Company that promoted settlement of the area.
History
The first iteration of Stanley was erected in 1837 from Douglas and Saint Marys Parishes.
In 1838 Stanley was dissolved.
In 1847 the modern Stanley was erected from Douglas and Saint Marys, expanding to include the northern part of the county.
Boundaries
Stanley Parish is bounded:
on the northeast by the Northumberland County line;
on the southeast and south by a line beginning at the meeting of point of Sunbury, Northumberland, and York Counties, then running southwesterly about 5.25 kilometres along the Sunbury County line to the prolongation of the northern line of Loyalist grants along the Nashwaak River, then west-southwesterly along the prolongation and the Loyalist grants to a point about 650 metres north-northwesterly of Red Rock Branch Road and 900 metres west-southwesterly of Route 107, then southerly along the rear line the Loyalist grants on the western side of the Nashwaak, including a grant to Alexander Drummond along the English Settlement Road, to the northern line of a grant to Samuel and John Casey, then westerly about 1.6 kilometres and southerly about 1.4 kilometres to the South Branch Dunbar Stream, then westerly up the South Branch Dunbar to the eastern line of a grant to Thomas Richards fronting on the eastern side of Route 620;
on the southwest and west by a line running along the rear line of grants fronting on the east side of Route 620 and Currieburg Road to the northeastern corner of a grant to Isaac Woodward Jouett, on the south side of Mick Road, then running north to the Carleton County line;
on the northwest by the Carleton and Victoria County lines.
Communities
Communities at least partly within the parish. bold indicates an incorporated municipality or incorporated rural community; italics indicate a name no longer in official use
Bodies of water
Bodies of water at least partly within the parish.
Islands
Islands at least partly within the parish.
Other notable places
Parks, historic sites, and other noteworthy places at least partly within the parish.
Bantalor Wildlife Management Area
Clearwater Aerodrome
Plaster Rock-Renous Wildlife Management Area
Push and Be Damned Rapids
Taxis Airstrip
Tay River Protected Natural Area
Demographics
Parish population total does not include village of Stanley and portion within Upper Miramichi
See also
List of parishes in New Brunswick
Notes
References
External links
The Village of Stanley
Upper Miramichi Rural Community
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