Talk:Westmoreland County, Virginia

Latest comment: 16 years ago by MarmadukePercy in topic Origin of the name


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Based on [1], Northumberland County was established in 1648, and it was split into Northumberland and Westmoreland Counties five years later. That gives an approximate year of 1653. --Asacan 05:23, 23 July 2007 (UTC)Reply

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BetacommandBot 19:39, 3 December 2007 (UTC)Reply

  Fixed JGHowes talk - 06:39, 5 December 2007 (UTC)Reply

Origin of the name

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Does anyone happen to know how Westmoreland came to be called that? Was it named for Westmorland County in the far north of England, and, if so, what was the connection? Thanks in advance for any information! MarmadukePercy (talk) 22:00, 12 September 2008 (UTC)Reply