Barrington Passage is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Municipality of the District of Barrington of Shelburne County.^[4] It is named after William Barrington, 2nd Viscount Barrington.^[5]

The Mi'kmaq called the area, "Ministiguish" or "Ministegkek", meaning "he has gone for it."^[6] The Acadians called the area, "La Passage".^[6] Eighty families from Cape Cod and Nantucket, Massachusetts settled in the area in 1760.^[6]

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.

Barrington 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.

• List of communities in Nova Scotia

• Barrington Passage on Destination Nova Scotia