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Woodstock is a town and the county seat of Shenandoah County, [5] Virginia, United States.It has a population of 5,212 according to the 2017 census. [6] Woodstock comprises 3.2 square miles of incorporated area of the town, and is located along the "Seven Bends" of the North Fork of the Shenandoah River.
From 1894-1974, for local government purposes, Hatch Beauchamp was part of Taunton Rural District. [5] Hatch Beauchamp is in the 'Neroche' electoral ward. Although this is the most populous area, the ward itself stretches west to Corfe and south to Staple Fitzpaine. The total population of the ward at the 2011 census was 2,164. [6]
Woodstock was designated the county seat. Dunmore was Virginia's last royal governor, and was forced from office during the American Revolution. During the war (1778), the rebels renamed the county 'Shenandoah.' During the Civil War, the Battle of New Market took place in the county on May 15, 1864.
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Thomas Harrison, pioneering settler and town founder 51,082: 18 sq mi (47 km 2) Hopewell: 670: N/A: 1916: From Prince George County [13] The Hopewell, a ship that carried some of the early English settlers to Virginia 22,752: 10 sq mi (26 km 2) Lexington: 678: N/A: 1966: From Rockbridge County: Revolutionary War Battle of Lexington: 7,528: 2.5 ...
Military Circle Mall opened in 1970, developed by Harvey Lindsay Jr. [4] Original tenants included J.B. Hunter (later Thalhimers), JCPenney, Smith & Welton, and Leggett (a division of Belk), a Sheraton hotel, [5] and a 6-screen AMC Theatres multiplex. [6] Thalhimer's became Hecht's in 1992, [7] and Macy's in 2006. Smith & Welton closed in 1990. [8]
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The name of the hamlet indicates it lies to the west of Hatch Beauchamp. [2] The parish of West Hatch was part of the North Curry Hundred. [3] The manor, along with North Curry, was granted to the Bishop of Wells by Richard I in 1189 and then to the dean and chapter of Wells Cathedral. [2] West Hatch has been the home of an RSPCA Little Creech ...