Wickham Parish, New Brunswick

The parish may have been named for Wickham, Hampshire,[5] near the birthplace of William Spry. Among Spry's numerous pre-Loyalist grants was one of 3000 acres in the Wickham area in 1774.[6]

Wickham was erected in 1786 as one of the county's original parish.[7] The parish surrounded Washademoak Lake and extended past the county line.[8]

In 1839 the northeastern part of Wickham was erected as Johnston Parish.[9]

In 1852 part of Wickham was included in the newly erected Cambridge Parish.[10]

In 1895 the eastern half of Long Island was transferred from Hampstead Parish.[11]

Wickham Parish is bounded:[2][12][13][14]

• 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 at least partly within the parish;[12][13][14] bold indicates an incorporated municipality

Bodies of water[lower-alpha 1] at least partly in the parish:[12][13][14]

Islands in the parish:[12][13][14]

Parks, historic sites, and other noteworthy places in the parish.[12][13][14]

• Hampstead Ferry
• The Bluff

Parish population total does not include portion within Cambridge-Narrows

Population Population trend[15][16][17] Census Population Change (%) 2016 427 0.2% 2011 426 7.4% 2006 460 14.2% 2001 402

Language Mother tongue (2016)[17] 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%

Highways and numbered routes that run through the parish, including external routes that start or finish at the parish limits:[18]

• List of parishes in New Brunswick

45.7054°N 65.9886°W / 45.7054; -65.9886