Wilmot Parish
parish in New Brunswick, Canada
Wilmot is a geographic parish in Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada, located along the international border northwest of Woodstock.
Prior to the 2023 governance reform, for governance purposes it was comprised one local service district, part of one village, and part of another LSD, all of which were members of the Western Valley Regional Service Commission (WVRSC).
The Census subdivision of Wilmot Parish includes all of the geographic parish except the village.
Origin of name
The parish was named in honour of Lemuel Allan Wilmot, Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick at the time of its erection.
History
Wilmot was erected in 1869 from the western polling district of Simonds Parish and originally included part of Wicklow Parish.
Boundaries
Wilmot Parish is bounded:
on the west by the international border;
on the north by the prolongation of a land grant at the mouth of Whitemarsh Brook to the international border;
on the east by two reserved lines running east of the Charleston Road and west of or along the Mount Delight and Wilmot Roads;
and on the south by the prolongation of the southern line of a land grant at the mouth of the Little Presque Isle Stream to the international border.
Evolution of boundaries
Wilmot originally a strip of southern Wicklow Parish more than a kilometre wide. This included the northern part of Centreville.
In 1870 the northern boundary was moved south to its present position.
Municipality
The village of Centreville extends along the Big Presque Isle Stream from the northern parish line to the former railway.
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The citation trail is more important than the brevity of the summary: it shows where individual claims can be examined in context. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 31, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q8022837. Authority coordinates are 46.310, -67.615. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2023, 1869 and 1870.
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