Roxobel
Also known as: Brittons Store, Granburys Crossroads, Cotten's Cross Roads, Brittons Crossroads, Granberrys Cross Roads
… town in NW Bertie County. Settled about 1800; inc. 1895. The early settlement was known as Cotten's Cross Roads; around 1808 the name was changed to Granberrys Cross Roads; and in 1816 a post office there was called Brittons Store. Roxobel appears as the post office name in 1847. The name was selected by Frances Norfleet for the popular three-volume novel Roxobel, written by Mary Martha Sherwood. The final change was necessary to avoid confusion with Britton's Neck, S.C.
