This article is about the geographic parish, former local service district, and rural census subdivision. For the former town, see
Sackville, New Brunswick. For other uses, see
Sackville (disambiguation).
For governance purposes it is divided between the town of
Tantramar, the
incorporated rural community of
Strait Shores,[5] and the Southeast rural district,[6] with small border areas belonging to the town of
Cap-Acadie.[a] All are members of the Southeast Regional Service Commission.[7]
Sackville was erected as one of Westmorland County's original parishes in 1786[13] with enlarged boundaries; most of the modern town of
Shediac was added.
In 1827 the northern part of Sackville was included in the newly erected
Shediac Parish.[14]
In 1880 the boundary with
Westmorland Parish was altered, adding a large inland area to Sackville.[15]
In 1894 the existing boundaries were made retroactive to the erection of the parish.[16]
on the north by the prolongation of a line running south 83º 45' east[b] from the southern side of the mouth of Fox Creek, beginning about 5.75 kilometres past the
Memramcook River and running easterly to a point about 200 metres east of Chemin des Moulins in Saint-André-LeBlanc;
on the northeast by a line running north 38º 30' west[c] from the southeast angle of lot number one, granted to Otho Reed, at the mouth of Gaspereau Creek in
Port Elgin;
on the southeast by a line beginning about 8 kilometres southeasterly of
Route 940, then running south 45º west[d] to Brooklyn Road, then turning slightly more westerly and running to Robinson Brook, then down Robinson Brook and Goose Creek to Big Jolicure Lake, then through the lake to a point on the western shore about 1.6 kilometres southeast of Brooklyn Road, then south 57º 30' west[d] to the prolongation of Route 940 and Goose Lake Road, then south-southeasterly along the Goose Lake Road prolongation to the Aulac River, then downstream to the
Cumberland Basin;
on the south by the Cumberland Basin and
Chignecto Bay;
on the west by
Shepody Bay and a line beginning at the junction of Ralph Stiles Road and
Route 935 and running northeasterly 102 chains (about 2.1 kilometres) along the southeastern line of a grant to John Sherwood and its prolongation to a point about 100 metres south of
Route 106, then running north 11º east[e] to the starting point.
Communities
Communities at least partly within the parish.[17][18][25]bold indicates an incorporated municipality or rural community
^Maps still visible as thumbnails show the current and previous governance boundaries.[5]
^By the magnet of 1894,[16] when
declination in the area was between 21º and 22º west of north.[19] The Territorial Division Act clause referring to magnetic direction bearings was omitted in the 1952[20] and 1973 Revised Statutes.[2]
^By the magnet of 1867,[16] when
declination in the area was between 21º and 22º west of north.[21]
^
abBy the magnet of 1880,[15] when
declination in the area was between 22º and 23º west of north.[22]
^By the magnet of 1765,[23] when
declination in the area was a bit more than 14º west of north.[24]
^The Territorial Division Act[2] divides the province into 152 parishes, the cities of
Saint John and
Fredericton, and one town of
Grand Falls. The Interpretation Act[3] clarifies that parishes include any local government within their borders.
^
ab"43 Vic. c. 40 An Act to alter a portion of the Boundary Line of the Parish of Sackville, Westmorland County.". Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick. Passed in the Months of March & April 1880.
Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1880. pp. 80–81. Available as a free ebook from Google Books.
^
abc"57 Vic. c. 36 An Act to amend Chapter 2 of the Consolidated Statutes, of 'The division of the Province into Counties, Towns and Parishes,' so far as relates to the County of Westmorland.". Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick. Passed in the Month of April, 1894.
Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1894. pp. 162–163. Available as a free ebook from Google Books.
^
abcd"No. 120". Provincial Archives of New Brunswick. Department of Natural Resources and Energy Development. Retrieved 24 June 2021. Remainder of parish on maps 121, 132, 133, and 144 at same site.
^
abcd"339"(PDF). Transportation and Infrastructure. Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 24 June 2021. Remainder of parish on mapbooks 340, 341, 360–362, 381, 382, 401, 402, and 420 at same site.
^"Chapter 227 Territorial Division Act". The Revised Statutes of New Brunswick 1952 Volume III.
Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1952. pp. 3725–3771.
^"13 Vic. c. 51 An Act to consolidate all the Laws now in force for the division of the Province into Counties, Towns and Parishes.". Acts of the General Assembly of Her Mjaesty's Province of New Brunswick, Passed in the Year 1850.
Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1850. pp. 142–152, 145–149. Book was poorly proofread, resulting in title typo and reuse of page numbers 145–152.
This article is about the geographic parish, former local service district, and rural census subdivision. For the former town, see
Sackville, New Brunswick. For other uses, see
Sackville (disambiguation).
For governance purposes it is divided between the town of
Tantramar, the
incorporated rural community of
Strait Shores,[5] and the Southeast rural district,[6] with small border areas belonging to the town of
Cap-Acadie.[a] All are members of the Southeast Regional Service Commission.[7]
Sackville was erected as one of Westmorland County's original parishes in 1786[13] with enlarged boundaries; most of the modern town of
Shediac was added.
In 1827 the northern part of Sackville was included in the newly erected
Shediac Parish.[14]
In 1880 the boundary with
Westmorland Parish was altered, adding a large inland area to Sackville.[15]
In 1894 the existing boundaries were made retroactive to the erection of the parish.[16]
on the north by the prolongation of a line running south 83º 45' east[b] from the southern side of the mouth of Fox Creek, beginning about 5.75 kilometres past the
Memramcook River and running easterly to a point about 200 metres east of Chemin des Moulins in Saint-André-LeBlanc;
on the northeast by a line running north 38º 30' west[c] from the southeast angle of lot number one, granted to Otho Reed, at the mouth of Gaspereau Creek in
Port Elgin;
on the southeast by a line beginning about 8 kilometres southeasterly of
Route 940, then running south 45º west[d] to Brooklyn Road, then turning slightly more westerly and running to Robinson Brook, then down Robinson Brook and Goose Creek to Big Jolicure Lake, then through the lake to a point on the western shore about 1.6 kilometres southeast of Brooklyn Road, then south 57º 30' west[d] to the prolongation of Route 940 and Goose Lake Road, then south-southeasterly along the Goose Lake Road prolongation to the Aulac River, then downstream to the
Cumberland Basin;
on the south by the Cumberland Basin and
Chignecto Bay;
on the west by
Shepody Bay and a line beginning at the junction of Ralph Stiles Road and
Route 935 and running northeasterly 102 chains (about 2.1 kilometres) along the southeastern line of a grant to John Sherwood and its prolongation to a point about 100 metres south of
Route 106, then running north 11º east[e] to the starting point.
Communities
Communities at least partly within the parish.[17][18][25]bold indicates an incorporated municipality or rural community
^Maps still visible as thumbnails show the current and previous governance boundaries.[5]
^By the magnet of 1894,[16] when
declination in the area was between 21º and 22º west of north.[19] The Territorial Division Act clause referring to magnetic direction bearings was omitted in the 1952[20] and 1973 Revised Statutes.[2]
^By the magnet of 1867,[16] when
declination in the area was between 21º and 22º west of north.[21]
^
abBy the magnet of 1880,[15] when
declination in the area was between 22º and 23º west of north.[22]
^By the magnet of 1765,[23] when
declination in the area was a bit more than 14º west of north.[24]
^The Territorial Division Act[2] divides the province into 152 parishes, the cities of
Saint John and
Fredericton, and one town of
Grand Falls. The Interpretation Act[3] clarifies that parishes include any local government within their borders.
^
ab"43 Vic. c. 40 An Act to alter a portion of the Boundary Line of the Parish of Sackville, Westmorland County.". Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick. Passed in the Months of March & April 1880.
Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1880. pp. 80–81. Available as a free ebook from Google Books.
^
abc"57 Vic. c. 36 An Act to amend Chapter 2 of the Consolidated Statutes, of 'The division of the Province into Counties, Towns and Parishes,' so far as relates to the County of Westmorland.". Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick. Passed in the Month of April, 1894.
Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1894. pp. 162–163. Available as a free ebook from Google Books.
^
abcd"No. 120". Provincial Archives of New Brunswick. Department of Natural Resources and Energy Development. Retrieved 24 June 2021. Remainder of parish on maps 121, 132, 133, and 144 at same site.
^
abcd"339"(PDF). Transportation and Infrastructure. Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 24 June 2021. Remainder of parish on mapbooks 340, 341, 360–362, 381, 382, 401, 402, and 420 at same site.
^"Chapter 227 Territorial Division Act". The Revised Statutes of New Brunswick 1952 Volume III.
Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1952. pp. 3725–3771.
^"13 Vic. c. 51 An Act to consolidate all the Laws now in force for the division of the Province into Counties, Towns and Parishes.". Acts of the General Assembly of Her Mjaesty's Province of New Brunswick, Passed in the Year 1850.
Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1850. pp. 142–152, 145–149. Book was poorly proofread, resulting in title typo and reuse of page numbers 145–152.