Wickham is a geographic parish in Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada.
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, both of which were members of Kings Regional Service Commission (RSC8).
Origin of name The parish may have been named for Wickham, Hampshire, near the birthplace of William Spry. Among Spry's numerous pre-Loyalist grants was one of 3000 acres in the Wickham area in 1774.
History Wickham was erected in 1786 as one of the county's original parish. The parish surrounded Washademoak Lake and extended past the county line.
In 1839 the northeastern part of Wickham was erected as Johnston Parish.
In 1852 part of Wickham was included in the newly erected Cambridge Parish.
In 1895 the eastern half of Long Island was transferred from Hampstead Parish. Available as a free ebook from Google Books.
Boundaries Wickham Parish is bounded: Remainder of parish on map 149 at same site. Remainder of parish on mapbooks 412, 413, 430, and 431 at same site.
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; 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 waterNot including brooks, ponds or coves. at least partly in the parish:
Saint John River Colwells Creek Washademoak Creek Cranberry Lake Long Island Lake Musquash Lake Washademoak Lake
Islands Islands in the parish:
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. Hampstead Ferry The Bluff
Demographics Parish population total does not include portion within Cambridge-Narrows
Population Population trendStatistics Canada: 2001, 2006 census Census Population Change (%) 2016 427 0.2% 2011 426 7.4% 2006 460 14.2% 2001 402
Language Mother tongue (2016) 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:Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas
Highways None
Principal Routes None
Secondary Routes:
External Routes: None
See also List of parishes in New Brunswick
Notes
References 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Wickham Parish, New Brunswick