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540 MAIN ST
Hampton, New Brunswick
E5N 1Z0

New Brunswick Tourism Region : Fundy Shore

Description From Owner:

The area was established in 1765 as Almeston Township, possibly named for Olmaston in Derbyshire, ancestral home of Sir Robert Wilmot who had a land grant here and was an uncle of Montague Wilmot, Governor of NS.
The name soon changed to Amesbury Township, likely named for James Amesbury, a Halifax merchant.
The first settlers were Loyalists from the Dutchess C. region of New York state and the name of Kingston Parish, established in 1786, may have been inspired by Kingston on New York's Hudson R.
Some historians suggest the name was an attempt by the Loyalists to underscore their allegiance to the crown.
The Carter House at 3366 Route 845, open mid-June to early Sept., is a museum that traces the local way of life since the landing of the Loyalists in 1783.
With permission from 'New Brunswick Place Names' David E. Scott 2009

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Nearby:	Hampton, 0km Lower Norton, 1km Lakeside, 2km Hampton Gaol, 2km Hampton Station, 3km Woodpecker Hall, 3km Bonney Road, 6km Central Norton, 6km Nauwigewauk / Darlings Island, 7km Smithtown, 7km Passekeag, 7km Damascus, 8km Erbs Cove, 9km Hammond River, 9km Elmhurst, 8km Long Point, 10km Kingston Corner, 7km	French Village, 11km Earle Wharf, 11km Perry Point, 9km Quispamsis, 11km Bloomfield (Kings County), 9km Mount Prospect, 10km Meenans Corner, 11km Titusville, 10km Lower Midland, 13km Keirsteadville, 14km Hatfield Point, 14km Lower Kars, 11km Model Farm, 13km Otty Glen, 12km Lower Kingston, 11km Blairs, 13km Primrose, 14km	The Grant, 16km Reeds Point, 13km Baxters Corner, 16km Upper Golden Grove, 16km Salina, 12km Barnesville, 14km Wells, 16km Stoneycroft, 15km Kars, 15km Dickie Mountain, 15km Shampers (Bluff), 12km Ritchie Lake, 15km Upper Loch Lomond, 18km Sherwood Park, 15km West Scotch Settlement, 18km Tennants Cove, 13km

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