Barrington Passage is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Municipality of the District of Barrington of Shelburne County.[2] It is named after William Barrington, 2nd Viscount Barrington.[3]
Barrington Passage | |
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Community | |
  Barrington Passage Location of Barrington Passage, Nova Scotia | |
| Coordinates: 43°31′39″N 65°36′33″W / 43.5275°N 65.609167°W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Nova Scotia |
| County | Shelburne |
| Municipal district | Barrington |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (ADT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code | 902 |
| Access Routes |  Trunk 3 |
History
editThe Mi'kmaq called the area, "Ministiguish" or "Ministegkek", meaning "he has gone for it."[4] The Acadians called the area, "La Passage".[4] Eighty families from Cape Cod and Nantucket, Massachusetts settled in the area in 1760.[4]
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.
It is also the home of Lucy the Lobster, a groundhog alternative for Groundhog Day.
Sports
editBarrington 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.
See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ Nova Scotia Geographical Names: Barrington Passage[permanent dead link]
- ↑ Government of Nova Scotia website: Community Counts
- ↑ Fergusson, C. Bruce (1967). Place-Names and Places of Nova Scotia. Halifax, N.S.: Public Archives of Nova Scotia. p. 37. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
- 1 2 3 Brown, Thomas J. (1922). . Halifax, N.S.: Royal Print & Litho. p. 16 – via Wikisource.