title: Barrington, Nova Scotia
text: # Barrington, Nova Scotia
  
  Barrington is the name of several places in Nova Scotia, a Canadian Atlantic province, and may refer to:
  
  ## Districts and communities
  
  Municipality of the District of Barrington, a large district municipality in Shelburne County on the southwestern tip of the province
  
  * Barrington, Nova Scotia (community), a rural community of about 4,000 people just east of the northern corner of Barrington Bay
  * Barrington Head, Nova Scotia, a community on a headland on the northern end of Barrington Bay, between the communities of Barrington and Barrington West
  * Barrington Passage, Nova Scotia, a community on the western side of Barrington Bay just north of Cape Sable Island and about 5 km south of Barrington West
  * Barrington West, Nova Scotia, a community west of Barrington Head
  
  ## Geographical features
  
  * Barrington Bay, a bay on the southwestern tip of the province including the waters off the north end of Cape Sable Island
  * Barrington Lake, a lake about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) north of the community of Barrington
  * Barrington River (Nova Scotia), a river running from Barrington Lake to Barrington Bay
  