| Barrington Passage | |
| Settlement Type: | Community |
| Pushpin Map: | Nova Scotia |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Barrington Passage, Nova Scotia |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 275 |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Shelburne |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipal district |
| Subdivision Name3: | Barrington |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population As Of: | 2006 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Timezone: | AST |
| Utc Offset: | -4 |
| Timezone Dst: | ADT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -3 |
| Coordinates Footnotes: | [3] |
| Coordinates: | 43.5275°N -65.6092°W |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code(s) |
| Postal Code: | B0W 1G0 |
| Area Code: | 902 |
| Blank Name: | Access Routes |
Barrington Passage is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Municipality of the District of Barrington of Shelburne County.[4] It is named after William Barrington, 2nd Viscount Barrington.[5]
The Mi'kmaq called the area, "Ministiguish" or "Ministegkek", meaning "he has gone for it."[6] The Acadians called the area, "La Passage".[6] Eighty families from Cape Cod and Nantucket, Massachusetts settled in the area in 1760.[6]
While Barrington has grown substantially over the past decade, it has experienced tough economic times because of a shortage of lobster (the primary industry).
A causeway to Cape Sable Island, just south of the community, was opened in 1949 to replace the ferry service, which had had to run through heavy currents. A bridge had been considered but was rejected. Since then, sand has been collecting on the east side of the causeway, making a beach on Cape Sable Island that has nearly connected to the mainland. It is called North East Point Beach.
Barrington Passage has an indoor hockey arena- The Sandy Wickens Memorial Arena, as well a curling club just down the road at the Barrington Passage Recreational Complex.