Warwick River Shire was one of eight
shire created in colonial Virginia in
1634.
It
was located on the Virginia Peninsula
on the northern shore of the James River between Hampton Roads
and the Jamestown Settlement
.
During the
17th century, shortly after establishment of the Jamestown
Settlement in 1607, English settlers had explored and began
settling the areas adjacent to Hampton Roads. By 1634, the
English colony of Virginia consisted
of eight
shires or
counties with a total population of approximately
5,000 inhabitants.
Warwick River Shire took its name from
Robert Rich, second
Earl of Warwick and a prominent
member of the
Virginia Company.
Warwick River Shire became
Warwick County in 1643.
Rich's
Richneck Plantation was located
in the modern day independent city
of Newport News,
Virginia
.
See article Warwick County,
Virginia.
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