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Located on the road from Fredericton to Stanley, 8.36 km NNW of Fredericton: Douglas Parish, York County: PO 1862-1917: the road by the same name was laid out in the 1830's: the settlement extended from Nashwaaksis to Hamtown Corner: in 1866 Royal Road was a farming community with about 22 resident families: in 1871 Royal Road and surrounding district had a population of 200: in 1898 Royal Road had 1 post office and a population of 100: included Estey Bridge: Isaac Estey and William Estey were settlers and mill builders here in 1811.

Latitude : 46° 2'

Longitude : 66° 42'

County : York

Parish : Douglas

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Other communities within the vicinity of    

CommunityDistance (Kilometers)Bearing
McLeod Hill 2.26 145° SE
Kingsley 4.28 296° WNW
Royal Road West 4.51 325° NW
* Distances and bearings were calculated by using the latitude and longitude of the community.


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