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Smithfield is a town in Isle of Wight County, in the South Hampton Roads subregion of the Hampton Roads region of Virginia in the United States. The population was 8,533 at the 2020 census . The town is most famous for the curing and production of the Smithfield ham .
Smithfield Historic District is a national historic district located at Smithfield, Isle of Wight County, Virginia.It encompasses 289 contributing buildings and 2 contributing structures in the historic downtown and surrounding residential areas of Smithfield.
View west along SR 10 Bus. (and south along US 258 Bus.) in Smithfield. SR 10 Business is a business route of SR 10 in Isle of Wight County. The business route runs 6.63 miles (10.67 km) from SR 10 and US 258 south of Smithfield to SR 10 north of Smithfield. SR 10 Business follows Church Street through the town of Smithfield.
Isle of Wight County features two incorporated towns, Smithfield and Windsor. The first courthouse for the county was built in Smithfield in 1750. The original courthouse and its associated tavern (The Smithfield Inn) are still standing. As the county population developed, leaders thought they needed a county seat near the center of the area.
Fort Boykin is a historic site in Isle of Wight County, Virginia, located along the James River.The history of the site is believed to date back to 1623 when colonists were ordered to build a fort to protect them from attacking Native Americans or Spanish marauders. [2]
Location of Isle of Wight County in Virginia. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Isle of Wight County, Virginia. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Isle of Wight County, Virginia, United States. The locations of National ...
On April 2, 2013, it was reported in the Virginian-Pilot that the Smithfield Town Council has leased five acres at Windsor Castle Park to Smithfield Winery LLC to establish a vineyard for a small-production winery. [5] The vineyard operation was terminated in 2019. [6]
St. Luke's Church, also known as Old Brick Church, or Newport Parish Church, is a historic church building, located in the unincorporated community of Benns Church, near Smithfield in Isle of Wight County, Virginia, United States. It is the oldest church in Virginia and oldest church in British North America of brick construction.