Bayfield, New Brunswick
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Coordinates: 46°08′16″N 63°49′00″W / 46.1378°N 63.8168°W
Cape Tormentine is a Canadian rural community in Westmorland County, New Brunswick near the intersection of Route 955 and Route 16.
History
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 1840's and 1850's: 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
- George Allen - Hockey Player
- Jim Riley - Hockey Player
- Viv Allen - Hockey Player
See also
References
- ↑ Government of New Brunswick, official Website.
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