The parish was named for Baron Sheffield, notable as a friend of the province.[5]
History
Sheffield was erected in 1786 as one of Sunbury County's original parishes;[6] it extended twenty-five miles inland and included part of Northfield Parish.
In 1850 Sheffield was extended to the county line, adding unassigned territory to its rear.[7]
In 1855 the parish was split into two polling districts, Eastern and Western.[8] The boundary ran along the modern parish line with Northfield.
In 1857 the Eastern District was erected as Northfield Parish.[9]
on the northeast by a line beginning on the Maugerville Parish line about 300 metres northwesterly of the mouth of Barton Brook, then running south-southwesterly along the prolongation of the eastern line of a grant to S. B. Corey on the northern side of Route 10 in New Zion, passing about 500 metres west of Colwell Street, to strike the Queens County line about 2 kilometres southwesterly of the Minto Dump Road;
on the northwest by the southeastern line of a grant to Nathaniel Underhill and D. Palmer Jr. on the Saint John River, about 225 metres upstream of the foot of Middle Island, then northeasterly along its prolongation to the starting point;
including Middle Island in the Saint John River.
Communities
Communities at least partly within the parish.[10][11][12]
^"18 Vic. c. 37 An Act to Regulate the Election of Members to serve in the General Assembly.". Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick, Passed in the Month of November, 1854, and in the Months of February, March, and April, 1855. Fredericton: Government of New Brunswick. 1855. pp. 127–150. Available as a free ebook from Google Books.
^ abcde"No. 115". Provincial Archives of New Brunswick. Department of Natural Resources and Energy Development. Retrieved 22 June 2021. Remainder of parish on maps 116, 127, and 128 at same site.
^ abcde"330"(PDF). Transportation and Infrastructure. Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 22 June 2021. Remainder of parish on mapbooks 331, 351, 352, 372, 373, 391, and 392 at same site.