Canterbury is a civil parish in York County, New Brunswick, Canada.[2]

Canterbury
Parish
Location within York County, New Brunswick.
Coordinates: 45.845°N 67.535°W / 45.845; -67.535
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
County	York
Erected	1855
Area [1]
• Land	550.70 km2 (212.63 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	552
• Density	1.0/km2 (3/sq mi)
• Change 2016-2021	5.1%
• Dwellings	419
Time zone	UTC-4 (AST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-3 (ADT)
Figures do not include portions within the villages of Canterbury and Meductic

For governance purposes it is divided between the villages of Canterbury and Meductic and the local service districts of Benton and the parish of Canterbury,[3] all of which are members of the Western Valley Regional Service Commission (WVRSC).[4]

Origin of name

The parish was named in honour of John Manners-Sutton,[5] Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick at the time and later 3rd Viscount Canterbury following the death of his brother. Manners Sutton Parish (originally Manners-Sutton) was erected at the same time.

History

Canterbury was erected in 1855 from Dumfries Parish.[6] An oversight omits Falls Island in the Saint John River, leaving it outside the boundaries of both Canterbury and Dumfries.

In 1879 the rear of Canterbury was erected as North Lake Parish.[7]

In 1957 Fall Island in the Saint John River was stated to belong to Canterbury.[8]

Boundaries

Canterbury Parish is bounded:[2][9][10]

• on the north by the Carleton County line, running through Eel River, then by the Saint John River;
• on the east by the eastern line of a grant to Abraham Lint, west of Allandale Road;
• on the southeast by a line beginning at the southeastern corner of the Lint grant and running southeasterly to the northern end of Palfrey Lake, paralleling the southeastern lines of other parishes south of the Saint John River;
• on the west and northwest by a line running up Big La Coote Stream to La Coote Lake, then running north-northwesterly across land to Third Eel Lake, then down Eel River, including Second Eel Lake and First Eel Lake, to the Carleton County line.

Communities

Communities at least partly within the parish.[9][10][11] bold indicates an incorporated municipality

Bodies of water

Bodies of water[lower-alpha 1] at least partly within the parish.[9][10][11]

Islands

Islands at least partly within the parish.[9][10][11]

Other notable places

Parks, historic sites, and other noteworthy places at least partly within the parish.[9][10][11][12]

Demographics

Parish population total does not include the village of Canterbury and the portion within Meductic

Population Population trend[13][14][15][16] Census Population Change (%) 2016 525 13.8% 2011 609 9.7% 2006 555 5.5% 2001 587 0.3% 1996Adj 589 3.0% 1996 607 5.0% 1991 578 N/A

Language Mother tongue (2016)[16] Language Population Pct (%) English only 495 94.2% French only 15 2.9% Both English and French 15 2.9% Other languages 0 0.00%

See also

• List of parishes in New Brunswick

Notes

References