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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.

Latitude : 46° 8'

Longitude : 63° 49'

County : Westmorland

Parish : Botsford

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Other communities within the vicinity of    

CommunityDistance (Kilometers)Bearing
Lane 2.26 215° SW
Lane's Quarry 2.26 215° SW
Cape Tormentine 2.57 90° E
Ferry Dock 2.57 90° E
Cape Jourmaine 3.85 90° E
* Distances and bearings were calculated by using the latitude and longitude of the community.


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