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

Town Fields

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, August 27, 2022

1. Town Fields Marker

Inscription. About two miles west was Town Fields, the first seat of local government on Virginia's Eastern Shore. English tenants settled there in 1620 after the Virginia Company of London set aside 500 acres to be used as a source of income for the Secretary of the Colony. In 1632 a commission was appointed to oversee the colony's Eastern Shore settlements. The commission began holding court at Town Fields later that year, and its minutes are the genesis of the oldest continuous court records in the United States. Northampton County built its first courthouse at Town Fields in 1664. The county seat moved to present-day Eastville in 1677.

Erected 2017 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number WY-7.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1620.

Location. 37° 17.68′ N, 75° 58.372′ W. Marker is in Cheriton, Virginia, in Northampton County. It is on Langford Highway (U.S. 13) north of Sams Road, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Cape Charles VA 23310, United

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States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Virginia’s Eastern Shore.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

on the Delmarva Peninsula,

in the Tidewater,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Stratton Manor (approx. 1.2 miles away); Salem Methodist Church (approx. 1.2 miles away); Eyre Hall (approx. 1.2 miles away); Site of Tidewater Institute (approx. 1.6 miles away); Cape Charles (approx. 2.7 miles away); The Jetty House (approx. 2.7 miles away); Bloxom Passenger Station (approx. 2.7 miles away); Highball (approx. 2.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cheriton.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Towne Fields (was

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, August 27, 2022

2. Town Fields Marker

a few steps from this marker but has been reported to have been replaced with another marker now near it).

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. Old Marker At This Location titled “Towne Fields".

Credits. This page was last revised on August 29, 2022. It was originally submitted on August 28, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 905 times since then and 78 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 28, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.