Near Monkton in Baltimore County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

St. James’s

My Lady’s Manor

Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, 08-12-2007

1. St. James's My Lady's Manor Marker

Inscription. Established 1750 as a Chapel of Ease in the Parish of St. John’s of Joppa. In a brick chapel 60 x 30 feet, now the transept, was finished on this site “in the fork of the Gunpowder River” at the cost of 790 pounds. In 1770 by Act of the Maryland Assembly the separate Parish of St. James’s was established. In 1950 St. James’s completed two centuries of continuous service.

Erected 1955 by State Roads Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Colonial Era • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Maryland Historical Trust series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1750.

Location. 39° 33.635′ N, 76° 34.002′ W. Marker is near Monkton, Maryland, in Baltimore County. It is on Old York Road just north of Old York Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Monkton MD 21111, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Maryland.

It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic

and in the Chesapeake Bay Region.

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 one of the original Thirteen Colonies

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: My Lady's Manor (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named My Lady’s Manor (approx. ¼ mile away); a different marker also named My Lady's Manor (approx. 0.6 miles

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away); Clynmalira (approx. 2½ miles away); Ladew Topiary Gardens and Pleasant Valley House (approx. 3.1 miles away); St. John's Chapel (approx. 3.6 miles away); “Quinn” (approx. 3.7 miles away); Phoenix (approx. 4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Monkton.

More about this marker. This marker replaces an earlier version, erected by the Maryland State Roads Commission, in 1935.

St. James's Church Sign image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, 08-12-2007

2. St. James's Church Sign

St. James's Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, 08-12-2007

3. St. James's Church

Credits. This page was last revised on November 12, 2020. It was originally submitted on August 12, 2007, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 4,073 times since then and 70 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 12, 2007, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.