41-707: A381 may refer to: The A381 road in Devon, England The Autovía A-381 , a motorway in Andalucia, Spain The RMAS Cricklade (A381) , a fleet tender to the United Kingdom's Royal Navy [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title formed as a letter–number combination. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
82-719: A Casualty Severity Reduction Scheme, improving road markings and signage. On Sunday 20 May 2012 a 0.7-mile (1.1 km) section of the road through Totnes was part of the Olympic Torch procession for the London 2012 Olympics . These towns and villages are either on or immediately adjacent to the road, in the order they appear travelling northeast to southwest. There are other settlements but only those with their own Misplaced Pages article are included here. Totnes#Geography Totnes ( / ˈ t ɒ t n ə s / TOT -nuhss or / t ɒ t ˈ n ɛ s / tot- NESS )
123-449: 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
164-554: A non- trunk 'A'-class road in Devon , England which serves as an important link between the towns of Teignmouth, Kingsteignton, Newton Abbot, Totnes and Salcombe and many villages in between, with the busiest section (in Newton Abbot) having 6 lanes and carrying an average of over 40,000 vehicles per day. The route overlaps with other A-roads for several sections of its length. It is a faster route from Teignmouth to Salcombe than
205-527: A reputation as being a hotspot for conspiracy theorists within the UK. The 2021 census recorded a population of 9,214, an increase from the 2011 census which gave a population of 8,076. 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
246-524: A result of a series of public gatherings with experts, and the organisation of a number of special interest groups, the community has come together with lecturers and trainers shared with Schumacher College , through a process of participative strategic planning, to hone their skills in project development. As a result of the initiatives in Totnes, a large number of other communities have started " Transition Town " projects, and there are now more than 400 around
287-535: Is a Tudor covered walkway that was built to protect the dairy products once sold here from the sun and rain. Totnes Elizabethan House Museum is in one of the many authentic Elizabethan merchant's houses in the town, built around 1575. The A38 passes about 7 miles (11 km) to the west of Totnes, connected to the town by the A384 from Buckfastleigh and the A385 which continues to Paignton . The town also lies on
328-625: 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
369-488: Is a local newspaper serving the town and the surrounding South Hams area in Devon . It is owned by Tindle Newspapers . Published weekly, it appears on Thursdays. Its first issue dated 7 April 1860 was under the title of The Totnes Weekly Times . There have been several title changes over the years. In the 1931 edition of Willing's Press Guide it is listed as the Totnes Times and Devon News . A microfiche archive of
410-541: Is built of rich red Devonian sandstone. A prominent feature of the town is the Eastgate—an arch spanning the middle of the main street. 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. The Butterwalk
451-603: Is in AD ;907, when it was fortified by King Edward the Elder as part of the defensive ring of burhs built around Devon, replacing one built a few years earlier at nearby Halwell. The site was chosen because it was on an ancient trackway which forded the river at low tide. Between the reigns of Edgar and William II (959–1100) Totnes intermittently minted coins. Some time between the Norman Conquest in 1066 and
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#1732772457355492-595: Is possible that the stone was originally the one from which the town crier , or bruiter called out his news; or it may be le Brodestone , a boundary stone mentioned in several 15th century disputes: its last-known position in 1471 was below the East Gate. The Middle English prose Brut ( c. 1419 ) places the fight between Brutus' general Corineus , and the British giant Gogmagog "at Totttenes", while Cornish antiquary Richard Carew suggested that
533-404: Is provided by BBC South West and ITV West Country . Television signals are received from the nearby Beacon Hill TV transmitter and the local relay transmitter. Local radio stations are BBC Radio Devon on 104.3 FM, Heart West on 100.5 FM, Greatest Hits Radio Devon on 105.5 FM and Soundart Radio , a community based station which broadcast on 102.5 FM and also online. The Totnes Times
574-575: Is the local secondary school which shares its name with the former grammar school set up by King Edward VI over 450 years ago. 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 . There are also a number of alternative private schools in the Totnes area, providing primary and secondary education. Local TV coverage
615-685: The 2019 general election , coming second when the seat reverted to the Conservatives. Totnes has been represented by the Greens on Devon County Council since 2009 . Totnes has a mayor who is elected by the sixteen town councillors each year. Follaton House, on the outskirts of the town, is the headquarters of the South Hams District Council. The town is twinned with the French town of Vire , after which Vire Island on
656-810: The A379 which meets it at both ends. It is under the control of Devon County Council as highway authority. The A381 starts in Teignmouth from a junction with the A379 at Shaldon Bridge , following the Teign Estuary to Kingsteignton , where it overlaps the A380 to cross the River Teign. At the Penn Inn Roundabout it then continues west on a short dual carriageway into central Newton Abbot and southwest to Totnes . Here it overlaps
697-579: The A381 between Newton Abbot and Salcombe . Totnes railway station is situated on the Exeter to Plymouth line , and has trains direct to London Paddington , Plymouth and Penzance , and as far north as Aberdeen . Nearby, Totnes (Riverside) railway station is at the southern end of the South Devon Railway Trust which runs tourist steam locomotives along the line that follows
738-725: The A385 to cross the River Dart and the main London-Penzance railway line . From a junction on the west of Totnes it rises southwards into the South Hams . This section of the road is an important link to the national road network for the town of Dartmouth (served by the A3122 ) as the alternative A379 via Torbay is reliant upon the Dartmouth Higher Ferry with its associated fares and peak-time queues. As
779-687: The English Civil War and Oliver Cromwell visited for discussions with the general and parliamentary commander-in-chief Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Lord Fairfax of Cameron in 1646. Until 1887, the Guildhall was also used as the town prison with the addition of prison cells . It remained a magistrates' court until 1974. In 1990, a serious fire broke out on the High Street, resulting in the historic Eastgate structure being destroyed and an estimated £10 million in damage. In 2006 Totnes become
820-455: The Mercians . The Historia also mentions the town in a prophecy of Merlin : "after [the dragon of Worcester] shall succeed the boar of Totness, and oppress the people with grievous tyranny. Gloucester shall send forth a lion, and shall disturb him in his cruelty, in several battles. He shall trample him under his feet, and terrify him with open jaws." The first authentic history of Totnes
861-514: The River Dart up to Buckfastleigh . Bus services are provided by Stagecoach South West, Tally Ho Coaches and County Bus. Totnes also has a town minibus service provided by Bob The Bus. Lomax Tours run coach trips from Totnes. 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. King Edward VI Community College more popularly known as KEVICC,
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#1732772457355902-471: The River Dart near the "Plains" is named. There is also a longstanding local joke that Totnes is twinned with the fantasy land of Narnia . The town is built on a hill rising from the west bank of the River Dart , which separates Totnes from the suburb of Bridgetown . It is at the lowest bridging point of the river which here is tidal and forms a winding estuary down to the sea at Dartmouth . The river continues to be tidal for about 1 mile (1.6 km) above
943-660: The compilation of the Domesday Book in 1086, William the Conqueror granted the burh to Juhel of Totnes , who was probably responsible for the first construction of the castle. Juhel did not retain his lordship for long, however, as he was deprived of his lands in 1088 or 1089, for rebelling against William II. The name Totnes (first recorded in AD 979) comes from the Old English personal name Totta and ness or headland. Before reclamation and development,
984-481: The construction of the Western Bypass around the edge of the town, together with a second crossing of the River Dart at Brutus Bridge in 1982. The tight-knit nature of the town centre's development, quickly thinning to countryside, meant that relatively few buildings needed demolition to facilitate construction of the new road. In 1991 and 2006 the route through and around Kingsbridge was redrawn twice, when
1025-592: The fight may have begun near the town, but ended at Plymouth Hoe . The Historia has several other landings at the Totness coast: the Roman general Vespasian , Constantine of Brittany at the port of Totnes, Aurelius Ambrosius and his brother Uther Pendragon attempting to win back the throne of Britain from the usurper Vortigern , the Saxons at war with King Arthur , and in one version Cadwallo fighting against
1066-437: The first transition town of the transition initiative. Permaculture designer Rob Hopkins developed this idea with his students and later with Naresh Giangrande developed the transition model in his home town of Totnes, which has since featured in many articles and films showing this concept. Totnes has adopted an Energy Descent Plan, as a response in answer to the twin problems of greenhouse gas emissions and peak oil . As
1107-649: The first constituency to select the Conservative 's Prospective Parliamentary Candidate 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
1148-514: The first stone bridge was built there was almost certainly a wooden bridge here, and a tidal ford for heavy vehicles was just downstream. In 1982 a new concrete bridge was built about 1,000 feet (300 m) upstream as part of the Totnes inner relief road. Its name, Brutus Bridge, was chosen by the local residents. A further 0.5 miles (0.80 km) upstream, the railway bridge carries the National Rail Exeter to Plymouth line over
1189-585: The island. Set into the pavement of Fore Street is the Brutus Stone , a small granite boulder onto which, according to local legend, Brutus first stepped from his ship. As he did so, he was supposed to have declaimed: Here I stand and here I rest. And this town shall be called Totnes. The stone is far above the highest tides and the tradition is not likely to be of great antiquity, being first mentioned in John Prince 's Worthies of Devon in 1697. It
1230-399: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=A381&oldid=756682452 " Category : Letter–number combination disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages A381 road The A381 road is
1271-478: The low-lying areas around this hill were largely marsh or tidal wetland, giving the hill much more the appearance of a "ness" than today. By the 12th century, Totnes was already an important market town, due to its position on one of the main roads of the South West, in conjunction with its easy access to its hinterland and the easy navigation of the River Dart. By 1523, according to a tax assessment, Totnes
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1312-572: The river. Immediately upstream of the railway bridge is a footbridge, built in 1993 to provide access to the Totnes (Riverside) terminus of the South Devon Railway . Totnes has attracted a sizeable "alternative" community, and the town is known as a place where one can live a " New Age " lifestyle. There are a number of facilities for artists, painters and musicians, and there is a twice-weekly market offering antiques, musical instruments, second-hand books, handmade clothing from across
1353-527: The road approaches Kingsbridge it enters the South Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and skirts around the edge of the town, overlapping for a short distance with the A379 road before finally turning south to Salcombe . An identically- numbered spur from this road turns back eastward to Kingsbridge. The constant pressure of traffic through the narrow streets of Totnes town centre prompted
1394-583: The section northwest of Kingsbridge was downgraded to B-road status leaving a gap in the route, and subsequently diverted to the former route of the B3197 around the west side of the town leaving the original section through West Alvington as a spur of the new road. As a rural main road, the A381 has been the scene of multiple accidents. During 2008-2010 there were three fatal accidents on the section from Totnes to Halwell, prompting Devon County Council to implement
1435-638: The town were trading in the "Totnes Pound," accepting them as payment and offering them to shoppers as change from their purchases. The initiative was part of the transition town concept, which was pioneered by Rob Hopkins , who had recently moved to Totnes. The Totnes pound was discontinued in 2019. Emphasising the town's continuing history of boatbuilding, between 1998 and 2001 Pete Goss built his revolutionary but ill-fated 120-foot Team Philips catamaran there, which had to be abandoned mid-Atlantic when it started to break up. Loss of revenue from Dartington College of Arts , which moved to Falmouth in 2010,
1476-428: The town, until it meets Totnes Weir , built in the 17th century. Today there are two road bridges, a railway bridge and a footbridge over the river in the town. Totnes Bridge is the nearest bridge to the sea and is a road bridge built in 1826–28 by Charles Fowler. At low tide the foundations of the previous stone bridge are visible just upstream—it was probably built in the early 13th century and widened in 1692. Before
1517-502: The world, ranging from small communities to whole cities (e.g. Berlin ). Totnes hosts the Sea Change Festival that has been running in the town and neighbouring Dartington since 2016. Totnes' borough charter was granted by King John , probably around 1206; at any rate, the 800th anniversary of the charter was celebrated in 2006, although Totnes lost its borough status in local government reorganisation in 1974. Totnes
1558-555: The world, and local organically produced products. 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. Fourteen months later, 70 businesses within
1599-443: Was partially offset by increased tourism due to interest in Totnes's status as a transition town . Totnes is said to have more listed buildings per head than any other town. The Norman motte-and-bailey Totnes Castle , now owned by English Heritage , was built during the reign of William I , probably by Juhel of Totnes . The late medieval church of St Mary with its 120 feet (37 m) high west tower, visible from afar,
1640-403: Was served by Totnes electoral borough from 1295 until the reform act of 1867, but was restored by the 1884 Franchise Act. 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
1681-461: Was the second-richest town in Devon, and the sixteenth-richest in England, ahead of Worcester , Gloucester and Lincoln . In 1553, King Edward VI granted Totnes a charter allowing a former Benedictine priory building that had been founded in 1088 to be used as Totnes Guildhall and a school. In 1624, the Guildhall was converted to be a magistrates' court . Soldiers were billeted here during