Bacons Castle District

Bacons Castle District is a locality in Surry, Virginia. Bacons Castle District is situated nearby to the hamlet Highgate, as well as near Poolesville.

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.

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.

Bacons Castle District

Type: Locality
Also known as: “Bacons Castle Magisterial District”
Location: Surry, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

37.1139° or 37° 6′ 50″ north

Longitude

-76.7299° or 76° 43′ 48″ west

Elevation

69 feet (21 metres)

Open location code

8795477C+G2

GeoNames ID

7315903

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Lower Surry Cemetery and Bacons Castle.

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