Chippokes Plantation State Park

Chippokes Plantation State Park is a park in Surry, Virginia. Chippokes Plantation State Park is situated nearby to the hamlet Highgate, as well as near Blizzards Corners.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bacon’s Castle and Old Brick Church.

Bacon’s Castle

Museum

Photo: Yellowute, Public domain.

Bacon's Castle is located in Surry County, Virginia. It is the oldest documented brick dwelling in what is now the United States. Built in 1665, it is noted as an extremely rare example of Carolean architecture in the New World. Bacon’s Castle is situated 1½ miles south of Chippokes Plantation State Park.

Old Brick Church

Church

Photo: Natwebb, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Old Brick Church variously known as the Lawnes Creek Parish Church or the Lower Surry Church is a historic church in Bacon's Castle, Virginia. The lower chapel of the Southwark Parish was a brick rectangular room church built in 1754 about a mile northwest of Bacon's Castle, in Surry County, Virginia. Old Brick Church is situated 1½ miles south of Chippokes Plantation State Park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Scotland and Rushmere.

Scotland

Village

Photo: Ser Amantio di Nicolao, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Scotland also known as Scotland Wharf is a census-designated place in Surry County, Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, Scotland had a population of 153. Scotland is situated 5 miles northwest of Chippokes Plantation State Park.

Rushmere

Village

Rushmere is a census-designated place in Isle of Wight County, Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, Rushmere had a population of 1,175. Rushmere is situated 5 miles southeast of Chippokes Plantation State Park.

Surry

Village

Photo: Ser Amantio di Nicolao, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Surry is an incorporated town in Surry County, Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, Surry had a population of 208. It is the county seat of Surry County. Its name is derived from the county of Surrey in England. Surry is situated 6 miles west of Chippokes Plantation State Park.

Chippokes Plantation State Park

Type: Park
Category: recreation area
Location: Surry, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

37.1328° or 37° 7′ 58″ north

Longitude

-76.72675° or 76° 43′ 36″ west

Elevation

62 feet (19 metres)

Open location code

879547MF+47

OpenStreetMap ID

way 419598746

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

GeoNames ID

4752531

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