Barrington Passage, Nova Scotia

Coordinates: 43°31′39″N 65°36′33″W / 43.5275°N 65.609167°W

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Barrington Passage
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Barrington Passage Location of Barrington Passage, Nova Scotia
Coordinates: 43°31′39″N 65°36′33″W / 43.5275°N 65.609167°W / 43.5275; -65.609167^[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Nova Scotia
County	Shelburne
Municipal district	Barrington
Time zone	UTC-4 (AST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-3 (ADT)
Postal code(s)	B0W 1G0
Area code	902
Access Routes	Trunk 3

Barrington Passage is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Municipality of the District of Barrington of Shelburne County.^[4] It is named after William Barrington, 2nd Viscount Barrington.^[5]

History

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The Mi'kmaq called the area, "Ministiguish" or "Ministegkek", meaning "he has gone for it."^[6] The Acadians called the area, "La Passage".^[6] Eighty families from Cape Cod and Nantucket, Massachusetts settled in the area in 1760.^[6]

While Barrington has grown substantially over the past decade, it has experienced tough economic times because of a shortage of lobster (the primary industry).

A causeway to Cape Sable Island, just south of the community, was opened in 1949 to replace the ferry service, which had had to run through heavy currents. A bridge had been considered but was rejected. Since then, sand has been collecting on the east side of the causeway, making a beach on Cape Sable Island that has nearly connected to the mainland. It is called North East Point Beach.

Sports

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Barrington Passage has an indoor hockey arena- The Sandy Wickens Memorial Arena, as well a curling club just down the road at the Barrington Passage Recreational Complex.

References

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^ Nova Scotia Geographical Names: Barrington Passage^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ Government of Nova Scotia website: Barrington
^ 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Barrington Municipal District, Nova Scotia
^ Government of Nova Scotia website: Community Counts
^ "Nova Scotia Archives - Error". 20 April 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c Brown, Thomas J. (1922). Place-names of the Province of Nova Scotia. Halifax, Nova Scotia: Royal Print & Litho. p. 16.

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Barrington Passage on Destination Nova Scotia

Places adjacent to Barrington Passage, Nova Scotia

Crowell

Doctors Cove

Barrington Passage

Barrington Bay

Cape Sable Island

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