Britain (Virginia)
Britain is an unincorporated community in Loudoun County in the U.S. state of Virginia. It is located on the eastern foothills of the Short Hill Mountain at the intersection of Mountain Road (Virginia State Route 690 ) to the Britain Road.
The county town of Leesburg is 24 km away, the capital of Washington, DC is located approximately 93 kilometers east of Britain.
History
Britain, which was originally known under the name of Guinea, in the middle of the 19th century was an African American settlement. 1880 Free Mount Sinai Baptist Church was built, which served as a school until 1915. In contrast to most African-American communities in Loudoun County, there was Britain a post office. In the early 20th century, the African-American residents of the village began to move to other places, the last families left Britain in the 1920s.
Free Cities: Hamilton | Hillsboro | Leesburg | Lovettsville | Middleburg | Purcellville | Round Hill
Regions: Airmont | Aldie | Arcola | Ashburn | Belmont | Bloomfield | Bluemont | Brambleton | Britain | Broadlands | Conklin | Dover | Dulles | Elvan | Eubanks | Gleedsville | Georges Mill | Gilberts Corner | Howardville | Lansdowne | Leith Town | Lenah | Lincoln | Loudoun Heights | Lucketts | Morrisonville | Mount Gilead | Neersville | Oak Grove | Oatlands | Paeonian Springs | Paxson | Philomont | Potomac Falls | Potomac Green | Randolph Corner | River Creek | Ryan | Saint Louis | Scattersville | Silcott Spring | South Riding | Sterling | Sterling Park | Stewartown | Stone Ridge | Stumptown | Sycolin | Taylor Town | Telegraph Spring | Trapp | Unison | virts Corner | Waterford | Watson | Waxpool | Wheatland | Willard | Willisville | Woodburn
39.25288 - 77.696936Koordinaten: 39 ° 15 ' N, 77 ° 42 ' W
- Location in Virginia
- Loudoun County
- Location in North America