Park Church Marker

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Newtown in King and Queen County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Park Church

By Bernard Fisher, December 22, 2009

1. Park Church Marker

Inscription. Park Church was built in 1723 for the newly established Drysdale Parish. It stood on the west side of this road, two and one-half miles above Newtown. The brick church was cruciform in shape with arms approximately 75 feet long. It was known as Park Church because of its proximity to Beverley Park, home of Robert Beverley, Jr., colonial historian of Virginia. The congregation declined in numbers when the Church of England was disestablished following the American Revolution. The church finally was abandoned in 1801.

Erected 1995 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number OB 8.)

Location. 37° 54.814′ N, 77° 7.672′ W. Marker is in Newtown, Virginia, in King and Queen County. Marker is at the intersection of Newtown Road (Virginia Route 721) and Byrd's Mill Road (Virginia Route 625), on the right when traveling north on Newtown Road. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Newtown VA 23126, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 11 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Newtown (here, next to this marker); Clark Home (approx. 8.7 miles away); Apple Tree Church (approx. 8.7 miles away); Cavalry Raids (approx. 9.1 miles away); Montville (approx. 9.8 miles away); Fonthill (approx. 10.1 miles away); Old Rappahannock Courthouse (approx. 10.3 miles away); Mount Pleasant (approx. 10.5 miles away).

By Bernard Fisher, December 22, 2009

2. Park Church Marker

By Bernard Fisher, December 22, 2009

3. Newtown

Credits. This page originally submitted on December 24, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Mechanicsville, Virginia. This page has been viewed 453 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 24, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Mechanicsville, Virginia.