it in England and Europe. Under the Tobacco Inspection Act of 1730, three of the 40 tobacco inspection warehouses were chartered in Nansemond County, under two inspectors, as follows: At Waynwright's Landing, Isle of Wight; and Laurence's, in Nansemond County, under one inspection. At the widow Constance's [sic], at Sleepy-Hole Point, in Nansemond County, under one inspection. In 1742, the Virginia House of Burgesses chartered a new town at Constant's Wharf and renamed it as Suffolk. In 1750, the county seat of Nansemond County was moved from Jarnigan's or Cohoon's Bridge to Suffolk. This new town was founded in 1742 at Constance's Warehouse at Sleepy Hole Point on the Nansemond River. It was named for the English hometown of Royal Governor William Gooch. 19th century Suffolk became an incorporated town in 1808 and an independent city in 1910. Even after Suffolk became politically independent of Nansemond County, it remained the seat of Nansemond County. Suffolk and Nansemond County also shared a court system and several other constitutional officers. 20th century As part of a wave of political consolidations in southeastern Virginia between 1952 and 1976, the unincorporated areas of Nansemond County merged with the outlying incorporated towns of Holland and Whaleyville to form the independent city of Nansemond. Two years later Nansemond merged with Suffolk to form the present-day independent city of Suffolk. The new municipality encompassed a total of , making it the largest city in Hampton Roads and in all of Virginia in land area and the 11th largest in land area in the United States. With a life of 18 months, Nansemond was the shortest-lived independent city of any in Virginia. References External links Former counties of Virginia Suffolk, Virginia 1646 establishments in Virginia 1974 disestablishments in Virginia Populated places disestablished in 1974 Populated places established in 1646