Lorne is a geographic parish in Victoria County, New Brunswick, Canada.

Prior to the 2023 governance reform, for governance purposes it was divided between the local service districts of Riley Brook and the parish of Lorne, both of which were members of the Western Valley Regional Service Commission (WVRSC).

Origin of name

The parish was named for the Marquess of Lorne, recently married to The Princess Louise, daughter of Queen Victoria. Lorne was later Governor General of Canada.

History

Lorne was erected in 1871 from Gordon Parish.

In 1896 the northwestern boundary was altered from running north-northeast to running northeast.

Boundaries

Lorne Parish is bounded:

• on the northeast by the Restigouche County line, beginning about 1.5 kilometres northwesterly of O'Dare Brook and running southeasterly;
• on the east by the Northumberland County line, running about 50 kilometres south-southeasterly from the meeting point of the Restigouche, Northumberland, and Victoria County lines;
• on the south by a line running true east and west from the foot of an unnamed island downstream of Long Island in the Tobique River;
• on the northwest by a line running north 45º east from a point about 1.35 kilometres east of Blue Bell Lake and 750 metres north of Route 108 near Crombie Settlement to the starting point.

Communities

Communities at least partly within the parish.

Bodies of water

Bodies of water at least partly within the parish.

Islands

Islands at least partly within the parish.

Other notable places

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

• Blue Mountain Protected Natural Area
• Nictau Airstrip
• Nictau Protected Natural Area
• Plaster Rock-Renous Wildlife Management Area

Demographics

See also

• List of parishes in New Brunswick