Editing Virginia Beach, Virginia (section)

===Neighborhoods===
[[File:Entrance to Sandbridge Beach.jpg|thumb|[[Sandbridge, Virginia Beach, Virginia|Sandbridge]]]]
When the modern city of Virginia Beach was created in 1963, by the consolidation of the {{convert|253|sqmi|km2}} Princess Anne County with the {{convert|2|sqmi|km2}} City of Virginia Beach, the newly larger city was divided into seven boroughs: Bayside, Blackwater, Kempsville, Lynnhaven, Princess Anne, Pungo, and Virginia Beach.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.virginiabeach.com/article/history-princess-anne-county-and-virginia-beach|title=The History of Princess Anne County & Virginia Beach|date=June 16, 2021|website=VirginiaBeach.com|access-date=November 8, 2021}}</ref>

Virginia Beach has many distinctive communities and neighborhoods within its boundaries, including: [[Alanton, Virginia|Alanton]],<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://www.pilotonline.com/life/article_b53ea250-8eee-5a96-b691-45dfdd6a2954.html|title=Neighborhood Closeup: Alanton|last=Pennecke|first=Sandra|date=March 8, 2016|website=[[The Virginian-Pilot]]|access-date=October 26, 2022}}</ref> Aragona Village, the largest sub-division in Tidewater when completed,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.neighborhoodscout.com/va/virginia-beach/aragona-village|title=Aragona Village Virginia Beach, VA 23462, Neighborhood Profile|website=Neighborhood Scout|access-date=October 26, 2022}}</ref> Bay Colony,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.williamlayton.com/bay-colony-virginia-beach-neighborhoods/|title=Bay Colony, The Best Neighborhoods in Virginia Beach|website=Layton Realty Group|access-date=October 26, 2022}}</ref> [[Bayside, Virginia Beach, Virginia|Bayside]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.neighborhoodscout.com/va/virginia-beach/bayside|title=Bayside Virginia Beach, VA 23455, Neighborhood Profile|website=Neighborhood Scout|access-date=October 29, 2022}}</ref> Cape Henry,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.remax.com/homes-for-sale/va/virginia-beach/cape-henry-towers/neighborhood/1196230|title=Cape Henry Towers, Virginia Beach, VA Real Estate & Homes for Sale|website=Remax.com|access-date=October 29, 2022}}</ref> [[Chesapeake Beach, Virginia|Chesapeake Beach]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.neighborhoodscout.com/va/virginia-beach/chesapeake-beach|title=Chesapeake Beach Virginia Beach, VA 23455, Neighborhood Profile|website=Neighborhood Scout|access-date=October 29, 2022}}</ref> [[Croatan Beach, Virginia|Croatan Beach]], [[Great Neck Point]], [[Green Run, Virginia|Green Run]], [[Kempsville, Virginia|Kempsville]], [[Larkspur, Virginia|Larkspur]], [[London Bridge, Virginia|London Bridge]], [[Lynnhaven, Virginia|Lynnhaven]], Newtown, The North End, [[Oceana, Virginia|Oceana]], Ocean Park, [[Pembroke Manor, Virginia|Pembroke Manor]], [[Princess Anne, Virginia|Princess Anne]], [[Pungo, Virginia|Pungo]], [[Red Mill Commons]], [[Sandbridge Beach, Virginia|Sandbridge]], Shadowlawn, Thalia, and Thoroughgood.<ref name="Neighborhood History">Virginia Beach Neighborhood History [http://virginiabeachhistory.org/map.html] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080317111830/http://virginiabeachhistory.org/map.html|date=March 17, 2008}}. Retrieved on March 20, 2008.</ref>