Pleasant Grove East in Chesapeake, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

St. Bride's Church

Photographed by Chris Bieber, August 21, 2011

1. St. Bride's Church Marker

Inscription. At this point stood St. Bride's Church. The parish church of St. Bride's Parish which was established in 1761. The church, sometimes known as Northwest Church, was built in 1762 and survived until 1853.

Erected 1964 by Virginia State Library. (Marker Number WP-10.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1761.

Location. 36° 36.142′ N, 76° 12.655′ W. Marker is in Chesapeake, Virginia. It is in Pleasant Grove East. It is at the intersection of Battlefield Blvd S and St. Brides Road West, on the right when traveling south on Battlefield Blvd S. To visit this marker, you must be on Battlefield Blvd and not the expressway. If you start out on the express way, take the Edinburgh Exit and travel the rest of the way south on Battlefield. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Chesapeake VA 23322, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Virginia’s Hampton Roads,

specifically in Coastal Virginia,

and in the Hampton Roads Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Tidewater.

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 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery (approx. 2.6 miles away); Seven Patriot Heroes (approx. 3 miles away); The Cuffeytown Thirteen

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(approx. 3.2 miles away); Dividing Line (approx. 3.7 miles away in North Carolina); "Shots Rang Out" (approx. 5.8 miles away in North Carolina); Great Bridge Schoolhouse Monument (approx. 7.8 miles away); Southern Branch Chapel / Battle of Great Bridge / Wilson Family (approx. 8 miles away); Norfolk County Almshouse (approx. 8.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chesapeake.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Moyock (was approx. 5.8 miles away in North Carolina but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

St. Bride's Chruch Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Chris Bieber, August 21, 2011

2. St. Bride's Chruch Marker

Small cemetary in field behind the marker.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 26, 2011, by Chris Bieber of Chesapeake, Virginia. This page has been viewed 2,404 times since then and 87 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 26, 2011, by Chris Bieber of Chesapeake, Virginia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.