Editing Centreville, Virginia (section)

===Colonial period===
Beginning in the 1760s, the area was known as Newgate due to the popularity of the conveniently located Newgate tavern. William Carr Lane operated the tavern and was co-proprietor of a nearby store with James Lane, Jr.<ref>William Carr Lane obtained an ordinary (tavern) license in 1768, Loudoun County Court Order Book of 1768.</ref> The Lanes sold convicted servants, which may explain why the tavern had the same name as a [[Newgate Prison|London prison]].<ref>Virginia Gazette, Publisher: Rind, p.2, col.3, January 17, 1771 {{cite web |url=http://research.history.org/DigitalLibrary/BrowseVG.cfm |title=Virginia Gazette |access-date=July 11, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090627080945/http://research.history.org/DigitalLibrary/BrowseVG.cfm |archive-date=June 27, 2009 }}</ref> The small stream that passed near the tavern was named the River Thames, another London association.<ref>Town plat, Library of Virginia</ref> Another reason for it being named Newgate, was the fact that it was a "new gate" to the western territories.