Stanley Parish, New Brunswick
# Stanley Parish, New Brunswick

Stanley is a civil parish in York County, New Brunswick, Canada.

Prior to the 2023 governance reform, for governance purposes it was divided between the village of Stanley, the incorporated rural community of Upper Miramichi, and the local service district of the parish of Stanley. Upper Miramichi was a member of the Greater Miramichi Regional Service Commission (GMRSC), the others of Regional Service Commission 11 (RSC11).

## Origin of name

The parish takes its name from the settlement of Stanley, in turn named for Lord Stanley, Secretary of State for War and the Colonies at the time and an early supporter of the New Brunswick and Nova Scotia Land Company that promoted settlement of the area.

## History

The first iteration of Stanley was erected in 1837 from Douglas and Saint Marys Parishes.

In 1838 Stanley was dissolved.

In 1847 the modern Stanley was erected from Douglas and Saint Marys, expanding to include the northern part of the county.

## Boundaries

Stanley Parish is bounded:

* on the northeast by the Northumberland County line;
* on the southeast and south by a line beginning at the meeting of point of Sunbury, Northumberland, and York Counties, then running southwesterly about 5.25 kilometres along the Sunbury County line to the prolongation of the northern line of Loyalist grants along the Nashwaak River, then west-southwesterly along the prolongation and the Loyalist grants to a point about 650 metres north-northwesterly of Red Rock Branch Road and 900 metres west-southwesterly of Route 107, then southerly along the rear line the Loyalist grants on the western side of the Nashwaak, including a grant to Alexander Drummond along the English Settlement Road, to the northern line of a grant to Samuel and John Casey, then westerly about 1.6 kilometres and southerly about 1.4 kilometres to the South Branch Dunbar Stream, then westerly up the South Branch Dunbar to the eastern line of a grant to Thomas Richards fronting on the eastern side of Route 620;
* on the southwest and west by a line running along the rear line of grants fronting on the east side of Route 620 and Currieburg Road to the northeastern corner of a grant to Isaac Woodward Jouett, on the south side of Mick Road, then running north to the Carleton County line;
* on the northwest by the Carleton and Victoria County lines.

## Communities

Communities at least partly within the parish. bold indicates an incorporated municipality or incorporated rural community; italics indicate a name no longer in official use

* Centreville
* Cross Creek
* Cross Creek Station
* English Settlement
* Giants Glen (The Glen)
* Green Hill
* Limekiln
* Maple Grove
* Maple Grove Station
* Mavis Mills
* Red Rock
* South Portage
* Stanley
* Sutherland Siding
* Tay Falls
* Tay Valley
* Ward Settlement
* Williamsburg
* Woodlands
* rural community of Upper Miramichi
   * Astle
   * Bloomfield Ridge
   * Clearwater
   * Gordon Vale
   * Hayesville
   * McGivney
   * North Cains
   * Parker Ridge
   * Taxis River
   * Tugtown

## Bodies of water

Bodies of water at least partly within the parish.

* Cains River
* Dungarvon River
* Little Dungarvon River
* Nashwaak River
* Southwest Miramichi River
* Taxis River
* Tay River
* Tuadook River
* Hinman Branch
* Dunbar Stream
* Cathle Creek
* Cross Creek
* more than thirty officially named lakes

## Islands

Islands at least partly within the parish.

* Clearwater Island
* Gaspereau Island
* Grassy Island
* Lower Birch Island
* Palmer Island
* Slate Island
* Strongbow Island
* Upper Birch Island
* Hayes Bar

## Other notable places

Parks, historic sites, and other noteworthy places at least partly within the parish.

* Bantalor Wildlife Management Area
* Clearwater Aerodrome
* Plaster Rock-Renous Wildlife Management Area
* Push and Be Damned Rapids
* Taxis Airstrip
* Tay River Protected Natural Area

## Demographics

Parish population total does not include village of Stanley and portion within Upper Miramichi

