Hume in Fauquier County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

The Episcopal Church of Leeds Parish

Photographed by John Kilday, September 22, 2023

1. The Episcopal Church of Leeds Parish Marker

Inscription. Leeds Parish was formed in 1769 largely within the Manor of Leeds, and estate that Thomas, 6th Lord Fairfax, carved out of his Northern Neck Proprietary and named for his birthplace, Leeds Castle in England. The parish's first rector was the Rev. James Thomson, who lived in the household of Thomas Marshall and tutored his son, John Marshall, later Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. Bishop William Meade consecrated the Gothic Revival parish church here in 1842. Interred in the cemetery is James M.M. Ambler, U.S. Navy surgeon, who perished in Siberia while attempting to save his colleagues during the ill-fated expedition of the USS Jeannette to the Artic in 1881.

Erected 2020 by Virginia Department of Historical Resources. (Marker Number FF 15.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1769.

Location. 38° 51.027′ N, 77° 59.782′ W. Marker is in Hume, Virginia, in Fauquier County. It can be reached from Leeds Manor Road 0.2 miles north of Leeds Chapel Lane, on the right when traveling north. Located off the road with accessible parking. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4346 Leeds Manor Rd, Hume VA 22639, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area

and in Northern Virginia.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

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.

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At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: In Memory of Officers of the C.S.A. (within shouting distance of this marker); Brig. Gen. Turner Ashby, C.S.A. (approx. 3.8 miles away); Lee’s Bivouac, Gettysburg Campaign (approx. 3.8 miles away); John Marshall's Leeds Manor Rural Historic District (approx. 3.9 miles away); The Hollow (approx. 4.1 miles away); Oak Hill (approx. 5½ miles away); Emmanuel Episcopal Church (approx. 5.7 miles away); Discovery Shenandoah Valley (approx. 5.9 miles away).

Photographed by John Kilday, September 22, 2023

2. The Episcopal Church of Leeds Parish Marker

The Episcopal Church of Leeds Parish image. Click for full size.

Photographed by John Kilday, September 22, 2023

3. The Episcopal Church of Leeds Parish

Photographed by John Kilday, September 22, 2023

4. The Episcopal Church of Leeds Parish

Credits. This page was last revised on July 25, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 23, 2023, by John Kilday of Warrenton, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,011 times since then and 76 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 23, 2023, by John Kilday of Warrenton, Virginia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.