Manners Sutton Parish, New Brunswick
Manners Sutton is a geographic parish in York County, New Brunswick, Canada.
Prior to the 2023 governance reform, for governance purposes it was divided between the village of Harvey and the local service district of the parish of Manners Sutton, both of which were members of the Southwest New Brunswick Service Commission.
Origin of name
The parish was named in honour of John Manners-Sutton, 3rd Viscount Canterbury, Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick at the time. Canterbury Parish was erected at the same time.History
Manners Sutton was erected in 1855 from Kingsclear and Prince William Parishes.Boundaries
Manners Sutton Parish is bounded:- on the northeast by a line beginning on the eastern shore of Lake George and running south 45º east along the northeastern line a grant to John Hood on the western side of Route 640 and along the southwestern boundary of Hanwell until it strikes the northwestern line of New Maryland Parish, about 5.2 kilometres past Route 640;
- on the southeast by the northwestern line of New Maryland Parish, which parallels the Sunbury County line;
- on the south by the Charlotte County line;
- on the northwest by a line beginning about 3.8 kilometres east of Route 3 on the Charlotte County line, then running northeasterly parallel to the Sunbury County line to the starting point on Lake George.
Communities
Communities at least partly within the parish. bold indicates an incorporated municipality; italics indicate a name no longer in official use- Acton
- Brockway
- Christie Ridge
- Coburn
- Cork
- Frog Lake Harvey Harvey Settlement
- Hurley Corner
- Manners Sutton
- Prince William Station
- Roach
- South Tweedside
- Swans Shore
- Thomaston Corner
- Tweedside
- Upper Brockway
- Upper Mills
- Wilmot
- York Mills
Bodies of water
Bodies of water at least partly within the parish.- Magaguadavic River
- Harvey Lake Thoroughfare
- Lyons Stream
- Yoho Stream
- Gardner Creek
- Jewetts Creek
- Frog Lake
- Lake George
- Grieve Lake
- Holland Lake
- Mud Lake
- Oromocto Lake
- Stephenson Lake
Islands
Islands at least partly within the parish.- Birch Island
- Cedar Islands
- Jackknife Islands
- Kelly Island
- Pine Island
- Ship Island
- Spruce Island
Other notable places
Parks, historic sites, and other noteworthy places at least partly within the parish.Demographics
Parish population total does not include HarveyPopulation
Population trend| Census | Population | Change |
| 2016 | 1,777 | 1.6% |
| 2011 | 1,806 | 3.1% |
| 2006 | 1,863 | 1.0% |
| 2001 | 1,882 | 2.8% |
| 1996 | 1,830 | 5.1% |
| 1991 | 1,741 | N/A |
Language
Mother tongue| Language | Population | Pct |
| English only | 1,715 | 96.3% |
| French only | 45 | 2.5% |
| Other languages | 20 | 1.1% |
| Both English and French | 0 | 0% |