Totnes
Sign in to saveTotnes ( or ) is a market town and civil parish at the head of the estuary of the River Dart in Devon, England. It is about west of Paignton, about west-southwest of Torquay and about east-northeast of Plymouth, adjacent to the South Devon National Landscape. It is the administrative centre of the South Hams District Council. At the 2021 census, the parish had a population of 8,241.
Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.official_name
- Totnes
- UK place.population
- 8,241
- UK place.population_ref
- (2021 census)
- UK place.civil_parish
- Totnes
- UK place.shire_county
- Devon
- UK place.shire_district
- South Hams
- UK place.region
- South West England
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SX805605
- UK place.dial_code
- 01803
- UK place.post_town
- Totnes
- UK place.postcode_area
- TQ
- UK place.postcode_district
- TQ9
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- South Devon
- UK place.static_image_name
- Totnes High Street Tower.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- The Eastgate over High Street in 2019
- Newspaper.name
- Totnes Times
- Newspaper.type
- Local newspaper
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17 sectionsContents
- History
- Totnes in myth and legend
- Ancient and medieval history
- Modern history
- Governance
- Geography
- Economy
- Demographics
- Landmarks
- Transport
- Education
- Media
- Notable people
- Arms
- See also
- References
- External links
Totnes ( or ) is a market town and civil parish at the head of the estuary of the River Dart in Devon, England. It is about west of Paignton, about west-southwest of Torquay and about east-northeast of Plymouth, adjacent to the South Devon National Landscape. It is the administrative centre of the South Hams District Council. At the 2021 census, the parish had a population of 8,241.
Totnes has a long recorded history, dating back to 907, when its first castle was built. By the twelfth century it was already an important market town, and its former wealth and importance may be seen from the number of merchants' houses built in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Today, the town has a sizeable alternative and New Age community, known as a place where one can live a bohemian lifestyle, though has in recent times also gained a reputation as being a hotspot for conspiracy theorists within the UK.