This article is about the geographic parish, former local service district, and census subdivision. For the community, see Lepreau, New Brunswick. For other uses, see Lepreau.
For governance purposes, the southern part of the parish is part of the incorporated rural community of Fundy Shores,[5] while the north is part of the Southwest rural district,[6] both of which are members of the Southwest New Brunswick Service Commission.[7]
Historian William Francis Ganong states that the name of the parish comes from Point Lepreau, the name being a corruption of French Pte. aux Napraux.[9]
on the west by true north from the mouth of the Pocologan River;
including any islands within 2 miles (3.2 km) of the shore.
Evolution of boundaries
Lepreau's originally extended north to the county line.[10]
In 1868 all of the parish north of the southern point of Queens County was included in the Clarendon District, a polling district that also included the northern part of Pennfield Parish.[11]
In 1869 The Clarendon District was erected as Clarendon Parish[12] and Lepreau's modern boundaries were established.
Local service district
The local service district of the parish of Lepreau comprised the entire parish.[21]
The LSD was established in 1970 to assess for fire protection;[22] first aid & ambulance services were added in 1978.[23]
^The Territorial Division Act[2] divides the province into 152 parishes, the cities of Saint John and Fredericton, and one town of Grand Falls. The Interpretation Act[3] clarifies that parishes include any local government within their borders.
^ ab"31 Vic. c. 51 An Act to establish an additional Polling place in the County of Charlotte.". Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick. Passed in the Month of March 1868. Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1868. p. 84. Available as a free ebook from Google Books.
^ ab"32 Vic. c. 51 An Act to erect part of the Parishes of Lepreaux and Pennfield, in the County of Charlotte, into a separate Town or Parish.". Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick. Passed in the Month of April 1869. Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1869. pp. 96–97. Available as a free ebook from Google Books.
^"Chapter 2. Respecting the Division of the Province into Counties, Towns, and Parishes.". The Consolidated Statutes of New Brunswick, 1903. Vol. I. Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1903. pp. 17–54.
^"Chapter 2. Respecting the Division of the Province into Counties, Towns and Parishes.". The Revised Statutes of New Brunswick 1927 Volume I. Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1927. pp. 18–64.
^"Chapter 227 Territorial Division Act". The Revised Statutes of New Brunswick 1952 Volume III. Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1952. pp. 3725–3771.
^"Chapter 2 The Division of the Province into Counties, Towns, and Parishes.". The Consolidated Statutes of New Brunswick. Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1877. pp. 56–85. Available as a free ebook from Google Books.
^"59 Vic. c. 8 An Act to Revise and Codify an Act to Provide for the Division of the Province into Counties, Towns and Parishes.". Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick. Passed in the Month of March, 1896. Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1896. pp. 86–123. Available as a free ebook from Google Books.
^"Chapter T-3 Territorial Division Act". Revised Statutes of New Brunswick 1973 Volume IV. Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1973. pp. 1–70.
^ abcde"No. 163". Provincial Archives of New Brunswick. Department of Natural Resources and Energy Development. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
^ abcde"471"(PDF). Transportation and Infrastructure. Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 3 July 2021. Remainder of parish on mapbooks 482, 492, and 499 at same site.