Sackville is a geographic parish in Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada. For governance purposes it is divided between the town of Tantramar, the incorporated rural community of Strait Shores, and the Southeast rural district, with small border areas belonging to the town of Cap-Acadie. All are members of the Southeast Regional Service Commission. Prior to the 2023 governance reform, the parish was divided between the town of Sackville and the local service district of the parish of Sackville, with a small area in the northeast part of the rural community of Beaubassin East.

Origin of name

The parish was named in honour of Lord George Sackville, later Secretary of State for the Colonies.

History

Sackville was established in 1772 as a Nova Scotia township. Sackville was erected as one of Westmorland County's original parishes in 1786 with enlarged boundaries; most of the modern town of Shediac was added. In 1827 the northern part of Sackville was included in the newly erected Shediac Parish. In 1880 the boundary with Westmorland Parish was altered, adding a large inland area to Sackville. In 1894 the existing boundaries were made retroactive to the erection of the parish.

Boundaries

Sackville Parish is bounded:

Communities

Communities at least partly within the parish. bold indicates an incorporated municipality or rural community

Bodies of water

Bodies of water at least partly within the parish.

Other notable places

Parks, historic sites, and other noteworthy places at least partly within the parish.

Demographics

Parish population total does not include town of Sackville and portion within Beaubassin East

Population

Language

Mother tongue (2016)

Access routes

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