Wellington is a geographic parish in Kent County, New Brunswick, Canada. For governance purposes it is divided between the towns of Champdoré and Grand-Bouctouche, the village of Five Rivers, and the incorporated rural community of Beausoleil, all of which are members of the Kent Regional Service Commission, and the Buctouche 16 Indian reserve, which is not. Prior to the 2023 governance reform, the parish was divided between the town of Bouctouche, the Indian reserve, the incorporated rural community of Cocagne, and the local service districts of Grand Saint-Antoine, Sainte-Anne-de-Kent and the parish of Wellington, which included areas with enhanced services named Bouctouche Cove, Desroches, Dixon Point-Route 134, Wellington - Dixon Point-Route 134, and Saint-Grégoire. Bouctouche and Sainte-Anne-de-Kent became part of Grand-Bouctouche, Grand Saint-Antoine part of Champdoré, Cocagne part of Beaulsoleil, and the LSD of the parish of Wellington was split between all four new municipalities.

Origin of name

The parish was named for the Marquess of Wellington, British commander in the Peninsular War.

History

Wellington was erected in 1814 as part of Northumberland County from Newcastle Parish. It included modern Dundas and Sainte-Marie Parishes plus most of Saint-Paul Parish. In 1827 Dundas was erected as its own parish, with the Mahalawodiac River forming the boundary between the two. In 1828 the boundary with Dundas was altered, moved south to run along grant lines south of Després Road in the east and then straight west. In 1862 the boundary with Dundas was altered to its modern course. In 1867 Sainte-Marie was erected from the western part of Wellington, including modern Saint-Paul. In 1871 the Renauds Mills area was returned from Sainte-Marie.

Boundaries

Wellington Parish is bounded:

Communities

Communities at least partly within the parish. bold indicates an incorporated municipality or Indian reserve

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 Bouctouche, Buctouche 16, and portion within Cocagne (after 2011)

Population

Population trend

Language

Mother tongue (2016)