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Farmville Real Estate Information in Virginia

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Farmville, Virginia, is an attractive, friendly, college town located in Prince Edward County (the Heart of Virginia) - the prime central Piedmont region of southern Virginia. Serving as county seat, the Town of Farmville has a population of approximately 7,000 residents, including 4,000 Longwood University students. The college community and its surrounding area are alive with recreational opportunities such as High Bridge Trail State Park-bike trails, Southside Virginia Family YMCA, The Manor Golf Resort, Briery Creek Wildlife Management Area-fishing, Wilkes Lake, Appomattox River- canoe and kayaking, and Feather Fin Wildlife Management Area - hiking trails. The area is rich with history, being the location of the surrender of the Civil War and a birthplace of the Civil Rights Movement. Residents enjoy Lee's Last Retreat, Appomattox Courthouse National Historic Park, Saylor's Creek Battle Field, Virginia Civil Rights Memorial, Robert Russa Moton Museum, Civil Rights Education Heritage Trail and Historic Downtown Farmville. Arts and educational opportunities are abundant with Longwood University, Hampden-Sydney College, Southside Community College, Hampden-Sydney Music Festival, Longwood Center for the Visual Arts, Waterworks Players Community Theater, and Yogaville. The winding Appomattox River runs through the town providing a scenic backdrop to this historic town. Farmville's Historic Downtown District (home to Green Front Furniture) is a thriving shopping and tourist district. The proximity of Farmville to the cities of Richmond, Charlottesville and Lynchburg, Virginia, and towns of Appomattox and Blackstone, Virginia, (the home of U.S. Army Fort Picket) offers residents the option of an easy commute while enjoying a small college town lifestyle and its lower cost of living. The adjacent community of Hampden-Sydney (5 miles outside of the town of Farmville) is home to Hampden-Sydney College, a private liberal arts men's college founded in 1775. Scenic and family friendly communities neighbor the college's 1,340-acre historic campus featuring Federal style brick buildings. Farmville and its surrounding communities offer quiet, family-oriented suburban life within minutes of bustling cities and countless entertainment opportunities. Whether it's the Main Street small-town feel, friendly people or the central location, Farmville and Hampden-Sydney afford a quality of life second to none.