He was also involved in a scandal, the court records of which were made into a book and stage play in the early 2000s. William Reeve, composer, musician and actor, was organist of the church from 1781 to 1783 before moving to London to compose for Sadler's Wells and the Lyceum Theatre Sam Richards, musician and music teacher lives in Totnes Matt Roper, a character stand-up comic. Oliver St John represented the town in both the Short and the Long parliaments.
He was also involved in a scandal, the court records of which were made into a book and stage play in the early 2000s. William Reeve, composer, musician and actor, was organist of the church from 1781 to 1783 before moving to London to compose for Sadler's Wells and the Lyceum Theatre Sam Richards, musician and music teacher lives in Totnes Matt Roper, a character stand-up comic. Oliver St John represented the town in both the Short and the Long parliaments.
Totnes Bridge is the nearest bridge to the sea and is a road bridge built in 1826–28 by Charles Fowler.
A memorial to Wills was erected using money from public subscriptions in 1864.
Totnes was served by Totnes electoral borough from 1295 until the reform act of 1867, but was restored by the 1884 Franchise Act.
Totnes was served by Totnes electoral borough from 1295 until the reform act of 1867, but was restored by the 1884 Franchise Act.
Until 1887, the Guildhall was also used as the town prison with the addition of prison cells.
There were originally two gas lamps attached to the monument, but both have since been removed. Film-score composer and mystery writer Bruce Montgomery (penname Edmund Crispin) lived in Totnes in the 1950s–60s. ==Arms== ==See also== Totnes Museum Totnes Costume Museum Totnes Castle Totnes Community Hospital ==References== ==External links== Battle to save celebrated cradle of cutting edge art (The Guardian) Transition Town Totnes organisation Towns in Devon Civil parishes in South Hams
Totnes lost its borough status in local government reorganisation in 1974.
In 1982 a new concrete bridge was built about upstream as part of the Totnes inner relief road.
The constituency of Totnes was abolished a second time in 1983, and formed part of the South Hams constituency until 1997, when it was restored as the Totnes county constituency: as such it returns one Member of Parliament (MP) to Parliament. In August 2009, Totnes became the first constituency to select the Conservative PPC through an open primary that was organised by the local Conservative Association.
This Elizabethan entrance to the walled town was destroyed in a fire in September 1990, but was rebuilt. The ancient Leechwell, so named because of the supposed medicinal properties of its water, and apparently where lepers once came to wash, still provides fresh water.
Immediately upstream of the railway bridge is a footbridge, built in 1993 to provide access to the terminus of the South Devon Railway. ==Economy== Totnes has attracted a sizeable "alternative" community, and the town is known as a place where one can live a "New Age" lifestyle.
Since the River Dart is navigable to seagoing boats as far as Totnes, the estuary was used for the import and export of goods from the town until 1995. ==Education== King Edward VI Community College more popularly known as KEVICC, is the local secondary school which shares its name with the former grammar school set up by King Edward VI over 450 years ago.
The constituency of Totnes was abolished a second time in 1983, and formed part of the South Hams constituency until 1997, when it was restored as the Totnes county constituency: as such it returns one Member of Parliament (MP) to Parliament. In August 2009, Totnes became the first constituency to select the Conservative PPC through an open primary that was organised by the local Conservative Association.
He was also involved in a scandal, the court records of which were made into a book and stage play in the early 2000s. William Reeve, composer, musician and actor, was organist of the church from 1781 to 1783 before moving to London to compose for Sadler's Wells and the Lyceum Theatre Sam Richards, musician and music teacher lives in Totnes Matt Roper, a character stand-up comic. Oliver St John represented the town in both the Short and the Long parliaments.
In 2005, Highlife, the British Airways magazine, declared it one of the world's Top 10 Funky Towns. In March 2007 Totnes was the first town in Britain to introduce its own local alternative currency, the Totnes pound, to support the local economy of the town.
In 2007, Time magazine declared Totnes the capital of new age chic.
In 2005, Highlife, the British Airways magazine, declared it one of the world's Top 10 Funky Towns. In March 2007 Totnes was the first town in Britain to introduce its own local alternative currency, the Totnes pound, to support the local economy of the town.
The constituency of Totnes was abolished a second time in 1983, and formed part of the South Hams constituency until 1997, when it was restored as the Totnes county constituency: as such it returns one Member of Parliament (MP) to Parliament. In August 2009, Totnes became the first constituency to select the Conservative PPC through an open primary that was organised by the local Conservative Association.
Dr Sarah Wollaston won the Totnes primary in August 2009, and went on to be elected to Parliament at the 2010 general election.
In 2019, she moved to Change UK, and then to the Liberal Democrats, for whom she contested Totnes in the 2019 general election, coming second when the seat reverted to the Conservatives. In 2009, Totnes Rural was the only county division in Devon to elect a Green councillor. Totnes has a mayor who is elected by the sixteen town councillors each year.
Dr Sarah Wollaston won the Totnes primary in August 2009, and went on to be elected to Parliament at the 2010 general election.
At the western edge of the town is the Dartington Hall Estate, which includes the Schumacher College and, until July 2010, included Dartington College of Arts.
Their combined populations at the 2011 UK Census was 8,076. ==History== ===Ancient and medieval history=== According to the Historia Regum Britanniae written by Geoffrey of Monmouth in around 1136, "the coast of Totnes" was where Brutus of Troy, the mythical founder of Britain, first came ashore on the island.
In 2019, she moved to Change UK, and then to the Liberal Democrats, for whom she contested Totnes in the 2019 general election, coming second when the seat reverted to the Conservatives. In 2009, Totnes Rural was the only county division in Devon to elect a Green councillor. Totnes has a mayor who is elected by the sixteen town councillors each year.
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