Shire — A shire is an administrative division of Great Britain and Australia. The first shires were created by the Anglo Saxons in what is now central and southern England. Shires were controlled by a royal official known as a shire reeve or sheriff.… … Wikipedia
Shires of Virginia — The eight Shires of Virginia were formed in 1634 in the Virginia Colony. These shires were based on a form of local government used in England at the time, and were redesignated as counties a few years later. As of 2007, five of the eight… … Wikipedia
Southampton County, Virginia — Seal … Wikipedia
Lost counties, cities, and towns of Virginia — Lost counties, cities and towns of Virginia are those which formerly existed in the English Colony of Virginia, or the Commonwealth of Virginia after it became a state.This article focuses on the some of the lost cities, counties, and towns (both … Wikipedia
History of Virginia — The recorded History of Virginia began with settlement of the geographic region now known as the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States thousands of years ago by Native Americans. Permanent European settlement did not occur until the… … Wikipedia
Windsor, Virginia — Infobox Settlement official name = Windsor, Virginia settlement type = Town nickname = motto = imagesize = image caption = image mapsize = 250px map caption = Location in Virginia mapsize1 = map caption1 = subdivision type = Country subdivision… … Wikipedia
Isle of Wight County, Virginia — Infobox U.S. County county = Isle of Wight County state = Virginia map size = 225 founded = 1634 seat = Isle of Wight | area total sq mi =363 area water sq mi =47 area percentage = 12.93% census yr = 2000 pop = 29728 density km2 =36 web =… … Wikipedia
South Hampton Roads — South Hampton Roads, also known as Southside, is a region located in the extreme southeastern portion of Virginia in the United States. Hampton Roads is the common name for the metropolitan area that surrounds the body of water Hampton Roads… … Wikipedia
Southampton County — Verwaltung US Bundesstaat: Virginia Verwaltungssitz: Courtland Adresse des Verwaltungssitzes: County Courthouse P.O. Box 400 Courtland, VA 23837 0400 Gründung: 1749 … Deutsch Wikipedia
County (United States) — United States of America showing states divided into counties, parishes (Louisiana) or Census Areas (Alaska). Administrative divisions of the United States … Wikipedia
