Oyster Point in Newport News, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Denbigh Parish
Photographed By Kevin W., January 12, 2013
1. Denbigh Parish Marker
Inscription.
Denbigh Parish was established about 1635 and took its name from the nearby Denbigh plantation. During colonial times, the Anglican parish administered ecclesiastical and some civil affairs for the upper portion of Elizabeth City Corporation, later Warwick County and present-day Newport News. Nearby on the banks of the Warwick River stood the first Denbigh Parish Church constructed before 1635. By 1686, a new structure near here replaced the former building. The Denbigh Parish and other local parishes in Warwick County were combined by 1725 to form Warwick Parish. A frame structure for Warwick Parish was built here about 1774 and the Baptists began using the site by 1834.
Denbigh Parish was established about 1635 and took its name from the nearby Denbigh plantation. During colonial times, the Anglican parish administered ecclesiastical and some civil affairs for the upper portion of Elizabeth City Corporation, later Warwick County and present-day Newport News. Nearby on the banks of the Warwick River stood the first Denbigh Parish Church constructed before 1635. By 1686, a new structure near here replaced the former building. The Denbigh Parish and other local parishes in Warwick County were combined by 1725 to form Warwick Parish. A frame structure for Warwick Parish was built here about 1774 and the Baptists began using the site by 1834.
Erected 2002 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number W-65.)
Location. 37° 6.356′ N, 76° 30.562′ W. Marker is in Newport News, Virginia. It is in Oyster Point. Marker is on Mitchell Point Road, 0.1 miles west of Oyster Point Road (Virginia Route 171). Marker is at the parking lot entrance to Denbigh Baptist
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Church. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 13010 Mitchell Point Road, Newport News VA 23602, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 12, 2013, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. This page has been viewed 711 times since then and 79 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on January 12, 2013, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia.