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Wolstenholme Towne | |
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Townsite | |
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| Coordinates: 37°10′43″N 76°36′41″W / 37.1785°N 76.6115°W | |
| Present Country | United States of America |
| State | Virginia |
| County | James City County |
| Community | Grove |
| Established | 1618 |
| Abandoned | 1622 |
| Founded by | Virginia Company of London |
| Named for | Sir John Wolstenholme |
Wolstenholme Towne was an English settlement in the Colony of Virginia, 7 miles (11 km) east of the colonial capital, Jamestown. One of the earliest English settlements in the New World, the town existed for roughly four years until its destruction in the Indian massacre of 1622. The Wolstenholme Towne site was later built upon by the Carter's Grove plantation in 1750 and is located within the present-day community of Grove, Virginia, United States.