Kingston Peninsula
The Kingston Peninsula is a peninsula in southern New Brunswick, Canada, located between the Saint [John River (New Brunswick)|Saint John River] and the Kennebecasis River in Kings County.
The peninsula was the site of the first United Empire Loyalist settlement in New Brunswick in 1783.
The 2001 Census reports a population of 3,477 on the Kingston Peninsula, consisting of Kingston Parish and the section of Westfield Parish east of the Saint John River.
Communities on the Kingston Peninsula include:
- Bayswater
- Carters Point
- Clifton Royal
- Hardings Point
- Holderville
- Kingston
- Long Reach
- Reeds Point
- Shampers Bluff
- Summerville
- Chapel Grove
- Whitehead
- Gorham's Bluff
- Pipertown Road
New [Brunswick Route 845|Route 845], which runs along the perimeter of the peninsula, is the main local road. There is also a seasonal provincial ferry from Summerville to Kennebecasis Island, a small summer community in Milkish Channel.