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.

Erected 2002 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number W-65.)

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 1635.

Location. 37° 6.356′ N, 76° 30.562′ W. Marker is in Newport News, Virginia. It is in Oyster Point. It is

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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 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.

Regionally, this marker is on Virginia’s Peninsula,

in Hampton Roads,

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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: First Peninsula Defense Line (approx. ¼ mile away); Young’s Mill (approx. ¼ mile away); a different marker also named Young’s Mill (approx. ¼ mile away); a different

Photographed by Kevin W., January 12, 2013

2. Denbigh Parish Marker

Denbigh Baptist Church is in the background.

marker also named Young’s Mill (approx. ¼ mile away); Mathews Mill (approx. ¼ mile away); Providence Mennonite Church (approx. 0.4 miles away); Church Bell (approx. 1.2 miles away); Two USCT Heroes (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Newport News.

Denbigh Baptist Church and Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Kevin W., January 12, 2013

3. Denbigh Baptist Church and Cemetery

Graves here date from the mid-1800s.

Denbigh Baptist Church Foundings Stone image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Kevin W., January 12, 2013

4. Denbigh Baptist Church Foundings Stone

Denbigh Baptist Church
Organized 1774

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 1,583 times since then and 74 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on January 12, 2013, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia.