Sedley, VA

Sedley is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in the middle of Southampton County, Virginia, set in the low country at about 89 feet above sea level. Its strongest local signature is Hubbard Peanut Company, founded in 1954 by Dot and H.J. Hubbard. The company began with a family recipe and a small operation in Sedley, then developed a way to process large Virginia peanuts on a wider scale. The original home was expanded into offices and production space, keeping the company's beginnings tied to the community.

Hubs peanuts still links Sedley to customers well beyond Southampton County, while the roads around town lead through farms, wooded stretches, and the broader agricultural landscape of southeastern Virginia. That combination gives Sedley an unusual reach for a small place: the local plant and its workers belong to a county farming economy, but the finished product travels across the country. Sedley's story is carried by a recognizable food tradition, a family business that stayed put, and the low-lying farm country surrounding the settlement.