Brighton Parish, New Brunswick Explained

Brighton
Settlement Type:Parish
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:County
Established Title:Erected
Established Date:1830
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Land Km2:509.30
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:1,596
Population Density Km2:3.1
Population Blank1 Title:Change 2016-2021
Population Blank1: 8.0%
Population Blank2 Title:Dwellings
Population Blank2:773
Timezone:AST
Utc Offset:-4
Timezone Dst:ADT
Utc Offset Dst:-3
Coordinates:46.355°N -67.36°W
Footnotes:Figures do not include portion within the town of Hartland

Brighton is a geographic parish in Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada,[2] northeast of Woodstock, extending from the eastern bank of the Saint John River to the York County line.

Prior to the 2023 governance reform, for governance purposes it was comprised one town and two local service districts, all of which were members of the Western Valley Regional Service Commission (WVRSC).

The Census subdivision of Brighton Parish included all of the geographic parish except the town of Hartland.[3]

Origin of name

The origin of the parish's name is not certain.[4]

History

Brighton was erected in 1830 within York County from all of Wakefield Parish east of the channel of the Saint John River.[5] It contained parts of modern Bright, Northampton, Peel, and Southampton Parishes.

Boundaries

Brighton Parish is bounded:[6] [7]

Evolution of boundaries

Brighton was erected with very different boundaries than it has today. The northeastern and southwestern boundaries of the parish were based on the 1786 northeastern boundary of Northampton,[8] with Brighton's northeastern boundary parallel to Northampton's and starting opposite the Whitemarsh Creek. The wording of Northampton's boundary, which started inland along the Queensbury Parish line, was by a line running from thence north-westerly to the mouth of a river which discharges into the river Saint John, at the upper boundary of block number seven, about two miles and a quarter above the upper end of Pine Island,[9] describing an endpoint in a stretch of shoreline with no waterway large enough to be named on modern provincial maps. If the Pine Island named is actually the next island downriver of modern Pine Island (Sharps Island, formerly Indian Island) then Shaws Creek is in the right place to be the mentioned river.

In 1833 the county line of the newly erected Carleton County[10] ran through Brighton Parish, leaving part of the parish in York County. The legislation that erected new parishes from the orphaned parts of Northampton and Woodstock Parishes[11] did not mention Brighton Parish.

By 1841 the ambiguity of the boundary with Northampton Parish caused the parish line to be changed to run true east from the mouth of Shaws Creek to the county line,[12] indicating that Brighton only extended as far as a prolongation of the Northampton Parish line. The new parish line ran south of its present course, cutting through modern Newburg. The northern boundary would also have been altered due to the existing wording of Brighton's boundaries, taking a large piece of Kent Parish that included the modern communities of Armond, East Coldstream, Esdraelon, Hemphill Corner, South Gordonsville, South Knowlesville, and Windsor.

In 1850 the presumptive changes in the northern and eastern boundaries were confirmed.[13] All islands in the Saint John River were explicitly removed from the parish, changing the earlier boundary based on which side of the channel an island fell on.

In 1859 the northwestern part of the parish was erected as Peel Parish, with the Cold Stream forming the western boundary of the new parish.[14]

In 1862 the boundary with Northampton was moved to its present location, transferring the area of Newburg Road and Cape Road to Northampton.[15] Wording changes in 1896[16] and 1952[17] clarified the boundary but did not change it.

In 1863 a strip on the northern edge of Brighton including Hemphill Corner was included in the newly erected Aberdeen Parish.[18]

Municipality

The town of Hartland stretches from the just north of the mouth of the Becaguimec Stream to Route 575.[19]

Local service districts

Both LSDs assessed for the basic LSD services of fire protection, police services, land use planning, emergency measures, and dog control.[20]

Brighton Parish

The local service district of the parish of Brighton originally comprised all of the parish outside of Hartland.

The LSD was established on 23 November 1966 to assess for fire protection following the abolition of county municipalities under the new Municipalities Act.[21] Community services were added on 20 December 1967[22] and first aid & ambulance services on 14 October 1970.[23]

In 2020, the LSD additionally assessed for community & recreation services.[20] The taxing authority was 208.00 Brighton.

LSD advisory committee: Yes. Chair Brent Pearson sat on the WVRSC board in 2015,[24] 2016,[25] and in late 2017 as a replacement.[26] New Chair Tina Pelkey sat on the WVRSC board from July 2018.[27] [28] [29]

Coldstream

The local service district of Coldstream comprised an irregular area around the community of Coldstream at the mouth of the Cold Stream.

The LSD was established on 14 October 1970 to add street lighting.[23]

In 2020, the LSD additionally assesses for both street lighting and community & recreation services.[20] The taxing authority was 221.00 Coldstream.

LSD advisory committee: unknown

Communities

Communities at least partly within the parish;[30] bold indicates an incorporated municipality

Bodies of water

Bodies of water[31] at least partly in the parish:

Other notable places

Parks, historic sites, and other noteworthy places at least partly in the parish.[32]

Demographics

Parish population total does not include former incorporated town of Hartland. Revised census figures based on the 2023 local governance reforms have not been released.

Population

Population trend[34] [3]

CensusPopulationChange (%)
20161,7351.6%
20111,7643.8%
20061,8343.0%
20011,8911.4%
19961,9181.8%
19911,885N/A

Language

Mother tongue (2016)[3]

LanguagePopulationPct (%)
English only1,665 96.0%
French only251.4%
Both English and French00.0%
Other languages452.6%

See also

References



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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Census Profile . Statistics Canada . 29 October 2022 . 26 October 2022.
  2. Web site: Chapter T-3 Territorial Division Act . Government of New Brunswick . 13 November 2020.
  3. Web site: Census Profile, 2016 Census: Brighton, Parish [Census subdivision], New Brunswick ]. Statistics Canada . September 7, 2019.
  4. Book: Ganong . William F. . A Monograph of the Place-Nomenclature of the Province of New Brunswick . 1896 . Royal Society of Canada . 222 . 17 March 2021.
  5. Book: Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick, Passed in the Year 1830.. 27 March 2021. 1830. Government of New Brunswick. Fredericton. 5–6. 10 & 11 Geo. IV c. 6 An Act for erecting a part of the Parish of Wakefield, in the County of York, into a separate and distinct Town or Parish..
  6. Web site: No. 91 . Provincial Archives of New Brunswick . Department of Natural Resources and Energy Development . 27 June 2021. Remainder of parish on maps 92, 93, 101, and 102 at same site.
  7. Web site: 272 . Transportation and Infrastructure . Government of New Brunswick . 27 June 2021. Remainder of parish on mapbooks 273, 274, 288–290, 305, 306, and 324 at same site.
  8. Book: Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New-Brunswick, passed in the year 1786.. 27 March 2021. 1786. Government of New Brunswick. Saint John, New Brunswick. 3–12. 26 Geo. III Chapter I. An Act for the better ascertaining and confirming the Boundaries of the several Counties within this Province, and for subdividing them into Towns or Parishes..
  9. Usage of long s modernised for readability.
  10. Book: Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick, Passed in the Year 1833.. 27 March 2021. 1833. Government of New Brunswick. Fredericton. 183–187. 1 Wm. IV c. 50 An Act for the Division of the County of York into Two Counties, and to provide for the Government and Representation of the new County..
  11. Book: Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's Province of New Brunswick, Passed in the Year 1833.. 27 March 2021. 1833. Government of New Brunswick. Fredericton. 181–182. 3 Wm. IV c. 38 An Act to alter the Names of certain Parts of Three Parishes in the County of York, and to erect Two separate Parishes therein..
  12. Book: Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick, Passed in the Year 1841.. 27 March 2021. 1841. Government of New Brunswick. Fredericton. 12. 4 Vic. c. 18 An Act to establish a Division Line between the Parishes of Northampton and Brighton in the County of Carleton..
  13. Book: Acts of the General Assembly of Her Mjaesty's Province of New Brunswick, Passed in the Year 1850.. 27 March 2021. 1850. Government of New Brunswick. Fredericton. 142–152, 145–149. 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.. Book was poorly proofread, resulting in title typo and reuse of page numbers 145–152.
  14. Book: Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick, Passed in March and April 1859.. 27 March 2021. 1859. Government of New Brunswick. Fredericton. 128–129. 22 Vic. c. 50 An Act to divide the Parish of Brighton, in the County of Carleton..
  15. Book: Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick, Passed in March and April 1862.. 27 March 2021. 1862. Government of New Brunswick. Fredericton. 118–119. 25 Vic. c. 48 An Act to alter the Division Line between the Parishes of Northampton and Brighton, in the County of Carleton..
  16. Book: Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick. Passed in the Month of March, 1896.. 1896. Government of New Brunswick. Fredericton. 86–123. 59 Vic. c. 8 An Act to Revise and Codify an Act to Provide for the Division of the Province into Counties, Towns and Parishes.. Available as a free ebook from Google Books.
  17. Book: The Revised Statutes of New Brunswick 1952 Volume III. 1952. Government of New Brunswick. Fredericton. 3725–3771. Chapter 227 Territorial Division Act.
  18. Book: Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick, Passed in the Month of April, 1863.. 27 March 2021. 1863. Government of New Brunswick. Fredericton. 99–101. 26 Vic. c. 43 An Act to erect a new Parish in the County of Carleton..
  19. Web site: New Brunswick Regulation 85-6 under the Municipalities Act (O.C. 85-45) . Government of New Brunswick . 26 December 2020.
  20. Web site: 2020 Local Government Statistics for New Brunswick . Department of Environment and Local Government . 55 . 26 December 2020.
  21. Regulation 66–41 under the Municipalities Act (O. C. 66–968) . The Royal Gazette . Fredericton . 21 December 1966 . 124 . 604–605.
  22. Regulation 67–130 under the Municipalities Act (O. C. 67–1196) . The Royal Gazette . Fredericton . 3 January 1968 . 126 . 10–11.
  23. Regulation 70–97 under the Municipalities Act (O. C. 70–715) . The Royal Gazette . Fredericton . 28 October 1970 . 128 . 585.
  24. Web site: 2015 Annual Report . Western Valley Regional Service Commission . 2 . 27 January 2021 . 2016.
  25. Web site: 2016 Annual Report . Western Valley Regional Service Commission . 2 . 27 January 2021 . 2016.
  26. Web site: 2017 Annual Report . Western Valley Regional Service Commission . 2 . 27 January 2021 . 2016.
  27. Web site: 2018 Annual Report . Western Valley Regional Service Commission . 2 . 27 January 2021 . 2016.
  28. Web site: 2019 Annual Report . Western Valley Regional Service Commission . 2 . 27 January 2021 . 2016.
  29. Web site: Board of Directors Meeting: Minutes of Meeting . Western Valley Regional Service Commission . 26 January 2021 . 3 September 2020.
  30. Web site: Search the Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGNDB) . Government of Canada . 28 June 2021.
  31. Not including brooks, ponds or coves.
  32. Web site: Explore New Brunswick's Protected Natural Areas . GeoNB . 1 July 2021.
  33. Web site: New Brunswick Regulation 94-43 under the Fish and Wildlife Act (O.C. 94-231) . Government of New Brunswick . 8 July 2021 . 5 June 2006.
  34. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census

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