Bayfield, New Brunswick

46.1378°N 63.8168°W / 46.1378; -63.8168

Bayfield was a local service district in Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada, near the intersection of Route 955 and Route 16. It is now part of the incorporated rural community of Strait Shores.

History
See also: History of New Brunswick and List of historic places in Westmorland County, New Brunswick

Located on the Northumberland Strait, 2.57 km W of Cape Tormentine: Botsford Parish, Westmorland County: named for Admiral Henry Wolsey-Bayfield (1795-1885), who was responsible for surveying much of the New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island coastline in the 1840s and 1850s: PO from 1866: in 1871 it had a population of 175: in 1898 Bayfield was a farming settlement with 1 post office, 2 stores, 1 hotel, 1 carriage factory, 1 church and a population of 200: by 1904 the population had increased to 300.[1]

Notable people
Main article: List of people from Westmorland County, New Brunswick

See also

References
  1. Government of New Brunswick, official Website.
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