Towne Fields Marker

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Cheriton in Northampton County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Towne Fields

By Mike Stroud, October 15, 2011

1. Towne Fields Marker

Inscription. This site, two and a half miles west, was the first seat of local government on the Eastern Shore. Francis Bolton preached there in 1623, and the first church was built before 1632. The oldest continuous county records in the English Colonies began there in 1632. The first courthouse (built for that purpose) on the Eastern Shore was erected in 1664 and used until Court moved to the Eastville area in 1677.

Erected 1948 by Virginia Conservation Commission. (Marker Number WY-7.)

Location. 37° 17.688′ N, 75° 58.364′ W. Marker is in Cheriton, Virginia, in Northampton County. Marker is on Charles M Lankford Jr. Memorial Highway (U.S. 13), on the right when traveling south. Click for map. Located north of Sams Road. Marker is in this post office area: Cheriton VA 23316, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Stratton Manor (approx. 1.2 miles away); Salem Methodist Church (approx. 1.2 miles away); Site of Tidewater Institute (approx. 1.6 miles away); Cape Charles (approx. 2.7 miles away); Cape Charles Colored School (approx. 3 miles away); Cape Charles to Little Creek (approx. 3.2 miles away); Rails Overlooking the Chesapeake Bay (approx. 3.4 miles away); Home of First Settler (approx. 4 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Cheriton.

By Mike Stroud, October 15, 2011

2. Towne Fields Marker

Towne Fields Marker, looking soutbound US 13, Charles M Lankford Jr. Memorial Highway Photo, Click for full size

By Mike Stroud, October 15, 2011

3. Towne Fields Marker, looking soutbound US 13, Charles M Lankford Jr. Memorial Highway

Credits. This page originally submitted on October 19, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 153 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 29, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.