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Welcome to Britain ...

Britain is located in Loudoun County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Britain, you might consider that their post office opened in 1897.

Britain is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Britain lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Britain ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Britain - it's located in Kansas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Britain.

Websites for Britain ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.loudounchamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Britain, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Britain ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Britain.

  • Frederick
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Frederick is located in Frederick County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,308 people
    • Former names for Frederick:
    • Frederick City
    • Frederick Town
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frederick <3>
  • Leesburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Purcellville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Brunswick
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Brunswick is located in Frederick County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,652 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brunswick <3>
  • Charles Town
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Ranson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Ranson is located in Jefferson County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,360 people
    • Ranson has also been known as:
    • Corporation of Ranson
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ranson <3>
  • Poolesville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Middletown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Berryville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Boonsboro
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Boonsboro is located in Washington County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonsboro
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,655 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boonsboro <3>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Britain. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Britain.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Britain. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Britain.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Britain. See our Newspapers Page for Britain.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Britain ...

Looking for more information about Britain? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Britain, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Britain.

Adding Britain to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Britain in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Britain was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Britain post office opened in 1897. The Britain post office closed in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Britain.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Loudoun, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Britain - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/