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Coordinates: 36°34′06″N 76°45′03″W. Somerton Historic District is a national historic district located at Suffolk, Virginia. Prior to annexation in 1974 Somerton was part of now non-existing Nansemond County. The district encompasses 15 contributing buildings and 2 contributing sites in the rural village of Somerton in Virginia.
- Georgian, Federal
- c. 1800
- 236.4 acres (95.7 ha)
- Arthur Dr., Pittmantown Rd., Boonetown Rd, Suffolk, Virginia
Sep 18, 2008 · 08001272. Surrounded by agricultural fields and located in southern Suffolk, the Somerton Historic District was settled as a village by colonists in the 17th century and developed as a stop-over on the main route from historic Suffolk to North Carolina, with commercial activity catering to travelers. The earliest extant building in Somerton is ...
The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in an online map. [1] There are 26 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the city. This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted March 15, 2024. [2]
Click on the map for other historical maps of this place. In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Somerton like this: SOMERTON, a small town, a parish, a sub-district, and a hundred, in Somerset.
CONTINUATION SHEET Somerton Historic District Suffolk, VA Section __7__ Page _1_ SUMMARY ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION The village of Somerton began in the 17th century when Sir Thomas Jernigan (also spelled Jarnigan) of Somerleyton, Suffolk County, England came to Virginia and was granted 250 acres in Suffolk.
Mapcode Global: FRA 565B.H13. Plus Code: 9C3V373C+XR. Entry Name: The Old Hall. Listing Date: 17 April 1959. Grade: II. Source: Historic England. Source ID: 1056690. English Heritage Legacy ID: 262955. ID on this website: 101056690. Location: Somerton, Somerset, TA11. County: Somerset. District: South Somerset. Civil Parish: Somerton.
SOMERTON CASTLE AND OUTBUILDING TO NORTH-WEST, CASTLE LANE. Listed on the National Heritage List for England. Search over 400,000 listed places. Overview. Official List Entry. Comments and Photos.
