Brookville Village is located eleven miles southwest of downtown Lynchburg in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, Virginia. Its mature trees, wide sidewalks, and classic homes give Brookville Village a dreamy quality, and its proximity to Happyland Lake reservoir will delight anglers and nature-watchers alike. The city’s main draws are its small-town charm and big-city advantages.
Brookville Village belongs to the Lynchburg City Public Schools District and near Central Virginia Community College, a two-year college, and Liberty University, one of the handful of private colleges and universities in the area. Parents can also choose to send their children to one of the many private, mostly religious schools in Lynchburg.
U.S. Highway 460 is the main roadway that serves Brookville Village. It is lined with shops, banks, and restaurants, as well as the Timberlake Plaza Shopping Center. The neighborhood’s churches, Baptist, Methodist, and Christian Heritage, are located along Leesville Road. The Seven Hills Shopping Center is only eight minutes away, down Wards Ferry Road.
The city of Lynchburg is connected to cities like Boston, Philadelphia, or New Orleans by way of the Lynchburg Regional Airport, a general aviation airport, and rail (Amtrak) and bus services (Greyhound) located at the Kemper Street Station.
Brookville Residents can seek health care at any of the four hospitals in the Lynchburg area, managed by Centra Health. This company also manages a number of treatment, rehabilitation, mammography, and medical facilities. Centra Health is also Lynchburg’s largest employers along with Aerofin Corporation, Areva NP, Inc., and Barr Laboratories.
Lynchburg offers a number of attractions and activities for all ages: Civil War trails, historic homes, a cemetery created in 1806, the Lynchburg Museum, the Academy of Fine Arts, and the Legacy Museum of African-American History, just to name a few.