Pennfield_Ridge,_New_Brunswick
Pennfield Ridge, New Brunswick
Unincorporated community in New Brunswick, Canada
Pennfield Ridge is a Canadian unincorporated community in Charlotte County, New Brunswick.[1]
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Pennfield Ridge | |
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| Coordinates: 45°07′12″N 66°41′30″W | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  New Brunswick |
| County | Charlotte |
| Parish | Pennfield |
| Electoral Districts Federal | New Brunswick Southwest |
| Provincial | Charlotte-The Isles |
| Government | |
| • Type | Local service district |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (ADT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code | 506 |
| Highways |  Route 175 |
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- Pennfield Ridge's parish was founded by the Quakers in 1786 and named for William Penn (1644-1718), founder of Pennsylvania.[2]
- Pennfield Ridge was the location of RCAF Station Pennfield Ridge.
The following locations reside within the community boundaries:
- Pennfield Station (45°07′33″N 66°39′36″W) – located in the eastern part of Pennfield Ridge
Up until October 2012, Route 1 ran through this community. It has been changed to Route 795 with the Route 1 Gateway Project.[3]
Main article: List of people from Charlotte County, New Brunswick
- Hamilton, William (1978). The Macmillan Book of Canadian Place Names. Toronto: Macmillan. p. 82. ISBN 0-7715-9754-1.
- Route 1 Gateway Project, Government of New Brunswick.
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