Exhibit 23

                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

       As independent auditors, we hereby consent to the incorporation of our
report, dated February 13, 1998, incorporated by reference in this annual report
of CFW Communications Company on Form 10-K, into the Company's previously filed
Form S-8 Registration Statements File Nos. 2-65364, 33-31361, 33-45650 and
33-55745, 333-40751, 333-40753 and 333-45593 and Form S-3 Registration Statement
No. 333-17945.

Richmond, Virginia
March 18, 1998