Barrington, Nova Scotia (community)
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Barrington is an unincorporated Canadian rural community in Shelburne County, Nova Scotia.
Barrington is part of the much larger Barrington municipal district.
[edit] Naming confusion
The actual community of Barrington which this article refers to is located on the northeast corner of Barrington Bay[1]. The name Barrington can be found in several community names, including:
- Barrington (municipal district), of which the community of Barrington belongs to, along with the following communities.
- Barrington Head
- Barrington Passage
- Barrington Head
There are also several geographic features containing the name Barrington:
- Barrington Bay
- Barrington River
- Barrington Lake
[edit] History
Barrington's inhabitants are mostly descendants of the first settlers from Chatham and Harwick on Cape Cod, Massachusetts who emigrated to the area during the 1760s.
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