Totnes

For other uses, see Totnes (disambiguation).

Totnes
The Eastgate over High Street in 2019
Totnes is located in Devon
Totnes
Totnes
Location within Devon
Population9,214 (Census, 2021)
OS grid referenceSX805605
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townTOTNES
Postcode districtTQ9
Dialling code01803
PoliceDevon and Cornwall
FireDevon and Somerset
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Devon
50°25′55″N 3°41′02″W / 50.432°N 3.684°W / 50.432; -3.684

Totnes (/ˈtɒtnəs/ TOT-nuhss or /tɒtˈnɛs/ tot-NESS[2]) is a market town and civil parish at the head of the estuary of the River Dart in Devon, England, within the South Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It is about 5 miles (8.0 km) west of Paignton, about 7 miles (11 km) west-southwest of Torquay and about 20 miles (32 km) east-northeast of Plymouth. It is the administrative centre of the South Hams District Council.

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,[3] though has in recent times also gained a reputation as being a hotspot for conspiracy theorists within the UK.[4][5]

The 2021 census recorded a population of 9,214,[6] an increase from the 2011 census which gave a population of 8,076.[7][8]

  1. ^ "Totnes Town Council Website". Totnes Town Council. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  2. ^ Although the second pronunciation is sometimes heard, even in Totnes itself, it not usual.
  3. ^ Edwards, Adam (10 November 2007). "Property in Totnes: Wizards of the wacky West". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 9 August 2009. Retrieved 15 August 2009.
  4. ^ Marsh, Sarah (11 November 2020). "Covid: Totnes concerns reflect UK-wide rise in conspiracy theories". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
  5. ^ "The Light: Inside the UK's conspiracy theory newspaper that shares violence and hate". BBC News. 11 June 2023. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
  6. ^ "TOTNES in Devon (South West England)". www.citypopulation.de.en.uk. Citypopulation. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  7. ^ "Totnes Town ward 2011". Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
  8. ^ "Totnes Bridgetown ward 2011". Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2015.