Hillville in St. Mary's County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Fenwick Manor

Photographed By Shane Oliver, January 4, 2023

1. Fenwick Manor Marker

Inscription. On April 24, 1651 Cuthbert Fenwick was granted absolute lordship of Fenwick Manor. Sometimes called St. Cuthbert's Manor, with all the rights and privileges of holding court baron and court leet. The manor was 2,000 acres in resurrection hundred on the south bank of the Patuxent River. It was between De La Brooke Manor (on the north) and Resurrection Manor (on the south)

Erected 1980 by The National Society of Descendants of Lords of the Maryland Manors and Maryland HIstorical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical month for this entry is April 1642.

Location. 38° 22.004′ N, 76° 35.391′ W. Marker is in Hillville, Maryland, in St. Mary's County. Marker is on Jones Wharf Road. The marker is 300 feet east of Three Notch Road (SR 235). Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Hollywood MD 20636, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Remembering Ancestors at the Sotterley Plantation (approx. 2.7 miles away); War Hits Home (approx. 2.7 miles away); Sotterley's Remaining Slave Cabin (approx. 2.7 miles away); Tobacco's Impact (approx. 2.8 miles away); Port of Entry

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(approx. 2.9 miles away); Rosedale (approx. 3.7 miles away); A Place in Chesapeake History (approx. 4.7 miles away); June 1814 — War Visits the Patuxent (approx. 4.7 miles away).

Photographed By Don Morfe, February 11, 2015

2. Fenwick Manor Marker

Photographed By Don Morfe, February 11, 2015

3. Fenwick Manor Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on January 28, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 1, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 915 times since then and 129 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on January 27, 2023, by Shane Oliver of Richmond, Virginia. 2, 3. submitted on March 1, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.