Rothesay is a geographic parish in Kings County, New Brunswick, Canada.
Prior to the 2023 governance reform, it was divided for governance purposes between the towns of Rothesay and Quispamsis and the local service district of the parish of Rothesay, all of which were members of the Fundy Regional Service Commission (FRSC).
Origin of name The parish may have been named in honour of the Duke of Rothesay, one of the hereditary titles of the Prince of Wales, who visited the area in 1860 as part of his tour of North America.
History Rothesay was erected from Hampton Parish in 1870. Available as a free ebook from Google Books.
In 1873 the boundary with Hampton was clarified among the islands of Hammond River and altered to run along grant lines on the mainland. Available as a free ebook from Google Books.
Boundaries Rothesay Parish is bounded: Remainder of parish on map 157 at same site. Remainder of parish on mapbooks 460, 461, 473, and 474 at same site.
on the northwest by the Kennebecasis River; on the east by a line running up the Hammond River through its eastern channel, passing to the west of Darlings Island, past the island upriver of Darlings Island, then along grant lines through two islands, then upriver to a point about 675 metres upriver of Route 1, then south-southeasterly along a line about 300 metres west of, and parallel to, the eastern line of a grant to Zephaniah Kingsley to the rear line of the grant, then easterly along the grant line to the northeastern corner of a grant to Samuel Storms, then southeasterly along the eastern line of the Storms grant to the Saint John County line; on the south by the Saint John County line.
Communities Communities at least partly within the parish; bold indicates an incorporated municipality
French Village Quispamsis Blairs Gondola Point Hammond River Meenans Corner Otty Glen Ritchie Lake Stoneycroft
Rothesay Barsa Subdivision East Riverside-Kinghurst Fairvale Hillhurst Kennebecasis Park Renforth Upper Golden Grove Wells
Bodies of water Bodies of waterNot including brooks, ponds or coves. at least partly in the parish:
Hammond River Kennebecasis River Salmon Creek Allison Lake Bay Lake Bradley Lakes
Duck Lake Hunter Lake MacFarlane Lake McKeever Lake McLachlan Lake Ritchie Lake
Conservation areas Parks, historic sites, and related entities in the parish. Stoneycroft Provincial Historic Site
Demographics Parish population total does not include Quispamsis and the town of Rothesay
Population Population trendStatistics Canada: 2001, 2006 census Census Population Change (%) 2016 325 6.3% 2011 347 0.9% 2006 350 11.5% 2001 314 0.0%
Language Mother tongue (2016) Language Population Pct (%) English only 285 87.7% French only 35 10.8% Both English and French 0 0% Other languages 5 1.5%
Access Routes Highways and numbered routes that run through the parish, including external routes that start or finish at the parish limits:Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas
Highways
Principal Routes
Secondary Routes:
External Routes: None
See also List of parishes in New Brunswick
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References
External links Town of Quispamsis Town of Rothesay