Wickham Parish, New Brunswick

This article is about the geographic parish, former local service district, and census subdivision. For the community, see Wickham, New Brunswick.

Wickham is a geographic parish in Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada.^[2]

Wickham
Parish
Location within Queens County, New Brunswick.
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
County	Queens County
Erected	1786
Area [1]
• Land	160.54 km2 (61.98 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	409
• Density	2.5/km2 (6/sq mi)
• Change 2016-2021	4.2%
• Dwellings	383
Time zone	UTC-4 (AST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-3 (ADT)
Figures do not include portion within the village of Cambridge-Narrows

Prior to the 2023 governance reform, for governance purposes it was divided between the village of Cambridge-Narrows and the local service district of the parish of Wickham,^[3] both of which were members of Kings Regional Service Commission (RSC8).^[4]

Origin of name

The parish may have been named for Wickham, Hampshire,^[5] near the birthplace of William Spry. Among Spry's numerous pre-Loyalist grants was one of 3000 acres in the Wickham area in 1774.^[6]

History

Wickham was erected in 1786 as one of the county's original parish.^[7] The parish surrounded Washademoak Lake and extended past the county line.^[8]

In 1839 the northeastern part of Wickham was erected as Johnston Parish.^[9]

In 1852 part of Wickham was included in the newly erected Cambridge Parish.^[10]

In 1895 the eastern half of Long Island was transferred from Hampstead Parish.^[11]

Boundaries

Wickham Parish is bounded:^{[2][12][13][14]}

• on the east by a line beginning on Washademoak lake at the end of Watson Road in Cambridge-Narrows, then running southeasterly along Watson Road and Route 695 to the Kings County line;
• on the southeast by the Kings County line;
• on the west by the Saint John River;
• on the northwest by Washademoak Lake;
• including Hog Island, Killaboy Island, Lower Musquash Island, and the eastern half of Long Island.

Communities

Communities at least partly within the parish;^[12][13][14] bold indicates an incorporated municipality

• Belyeas Cove
• Big Cove
• Cambridge-Narrows
• Carpenter
• Crafts Cove
• Henderson Settlement
• London Settlement
• MacDonalds Point
• Shannon
• Wickham

Bodies of water

Bodies of water^[a] at least partly in the parish:^[12][13][14]

• Saint John River
• Colwells Creek
• Washademoak Creek
• Cranberry Lake
• Long Island Lake
• Musquash Lake
• Washademoak Lake

Islands

Islands in the parish:^[12][13][14]

• Birch Island
• Hog Island
• Killaboy Island
• Long Island
• Lower Musquash Island
• Pine Island

Other notable places

Parks, historic sites, and other noteworthy places in the parish.^[12][13][14]

• Hampstead Ferry
• The Bluff

Demographics

Parish population total does not include portion within Cambridge-Narrows

Population Population trend[15][16][17] Census Population Change (%) 2016 427 0.2% 2011 426 7.4% 2006 460 14.2% 2001 402

Language Mother tongue (2016)[17] Language Population Pct (%) English only 410 95.3% French only 5 1.2% Both English and French 5 1.2% Other languages 10 2.3%

Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the parish, including external routes that start or finish at the parish limits:^[18]

Highways None

Principal Routes None

Secondary Routes: Route 705 Route 710

External Routes: None

See also

• List of parishes in New Brunswick

Notes

1. Not including brooks, ponds or coves.