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Totnes has a long recorded history, dating back to AD 907 when its first castle was built ; it was already an important market town by the 12th century.
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On August 4, 2009, Dr Sarah Wollaston was chosen by Open Primary as the Conservative Party candidate for Totnes, for the 2010 general election, the first time such a mechanism has been used to pick a prospective candidate for an election in the UK.
Mathews is a pastor in Totnes and according to a recent BBC 6 show has been linked romantically to Lawrence Chandler of Bowery Electric.
Totnes and long
It is a tourist destination set on the banks of the estuary of the River Dart, which is a long narrow tidal ria that runs inland as far as Totnes.
The line is 6 miles and 51 chains long ( 10. 7 km ) It stretches from Totnes ( Littlehempston ) station to Buckfastleigh station.
Totnes and recorded
The name Totnes ( first recorded in AD 979 ) comes from the Old English personal name Totta and ness or headland.
Totnes and history
Despite this legendary history, the first authenticated history of Totnes 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.
Totnes and back
" For a short time he attended King Edward VI Grammar School in Totnes, South Devon, but his health forced him back to private tutors for a time.
Totnes and when
Sir Edward Seymour ( MP for Totnes and Treasurer of the Navy ) replaced him, and served as Speaker until the 1678 session, when the speakership went to the Sir Robert Sawyer ( MP for High Wycombe ).
On 3 September 2010, on the A381 in Halwell near Totnes, Devon, UK an early member of British rock group ELO Mike Edwards was killed when his van was crushed by a round bale.
This means that the river, and the best views, can be seen to the left of the train when facing Buckfastleigh, and the right of the train when facing Totnes.
In the 1970 general election he fought the Devon constituency of Totnes when the previous candidate Paul Tyler transferred to Bodmin.
Totnes railway station was built by the South Devon Railway Company and opened on 20 July 1847 when trains started to run on the line from Newton, as Newton Abbot was known at time time.
Totnes became the junction for the Buckfastleigh, Totnes and South Devon Railway's line to Ashburton when it opened on 1 May 1872.
Totnes itself was closed on 9 November 1987 when new multiple-aspect signals were brought into use, controlled from the new signalling centre at Exeter.
Totnes and its
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.
Juhel of Totnes later occupied the castle and founded Barnstaple Priory just outside its walls.
In 2012, Costa faced opposition by a majority of its residents to its plans to open an outlet in Totnes, Devon
The A381 road between Newton Abbot and Totnes runs down the western side of the parish and the main railway line between these two towns forms part of its eastern boundary.
Totnes and first
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.
Some time between the Norman Conquest and the compilation of the Domesday Book, William the Conqueror granted the burh to Juhel of Totnes, who was probably responsible for the first construction of the castle.
* Eustace first mentioned in 1143 in a Totnes Deed.
Short also introduced the subject of Transition Towns, speaking about the first of such towns in Totnes, Devon, UK.
: And heer, with leave bespok ' n to recite a grand fable, though dignify'd by our best Poets: While Brutus, on a certain Festival day, solemnly kept on that shore where he first landed ( Totnes ), was with the People in great jollity and mirth, a crew of these savages, breaking in upon them, began on the sudden another sort of Game than at such a meeting was expected.
" Five Go To Rehab ", featuring the entire original cast ( Ade Edmonson, Dawn French, Jennifer Saunders, Peter Richardson ) is set to film in the first weeks of July 2012, in and around Totnes.
The first castle on this site is believed to have been built by the Breton Juhel of Totnes ( also known as Judhael ) who was one of William the Conqueror's lieutenants.
The line was built by the Buckfastleigh, Totnes and South Devon Railway and first opened on 1 May 1872.
The first recipient, Sir George Carew, was later made Earl of Totnes.
The first Baronet's son, the second Baronet, represented Totnes in the House of Commons.
Froude was born at Dartington, Devon, England, the son of Robert Froude, Archdeacon of Totnes and was educated at Westminster School and Oriel College, Oxford, graduating with a first in mathematics in 1832.
He was the first great industrialist to enter Parliament serving as MP for Totnes from 1806 to 1812, for Westbury from 1812 to 1814, and for Glamorganshire from then until his death.
* The line was built by the Buckfastleigh, Totnes and South Devon Railway and first opened on 1 May 1872.
It is divided from Totnes itself by the River Dart, and came into existence as a result of the first bridge being built across the river at Totnes.
Foot first stood for parliament in Totnes in January 1910, losing to the sitting Liberal Unionist, F. B. Mildmay He then stood twice for Bodmin, but was unsuccessful.
Totnes and castle
Totnes Castle is one of the best preserved examples of a Norman motte and bailey castle in England.
The opposite side of the station is dominated by Totnes castle on the hill.
Totnes and was
Before the Norman invasion in 1066, the parish of Higher Mutley was owned by a man Alwin of Tamerton, and Lower Mutley by another man called Goodwin, but at the time of the Domesday Book ( 1086 ) both were owned by Odo, whose feudal overlord was Juhel of Totnes.
By 1523, according to a tax assessment, Totnes was the second richest town in Devon, and the sixteenth richest in England, ahead of Worcester, Gloucester and Lincoln.
The town was the terminus of the Buckfastleigh, Totnes and South Devon Railway that opened on 1 May 1872.
His mother was Aenor, daughter of Juhel of Totnes.
She was listed as the holder of Totnes in 1230, and was granted 12 marks to strengthen Hay Castle by King Henry III on the Close Rolls ( 1234 – 1237 ).
Monksbridge was a bridge built by the monks of Totnes Priory.
Meanwhile, Dunwoody was a councillor on Totnes Borough Council ( now South Hams ) from 1963-6.
The son of Robert Hurrell Froude, archdeacon of Totnes, James Anthony was born at Dartington, Devon on 23 April 1818.
Dunwoody was born in Totnes, Devon, the daughter of the late Labour MPs Gwyneth Dunwoody, and Dr John Dunwoody.
The manor of Totnes was granted to him in 1068, and in order to cement his control over the area he constructed a fortification and founded a priory within the town.
The manor of Totnes was then granted to Roger de Nonant, whose descendants appear to have held the manor for the next three generations.
In 1701 he was awarded with the archdeaconry of Totnes and a prebend in Exeter Cathedral.
The new primary school was built in 1875 and the railway line from Buckfastleigh and Ashburton to Totnes was opened.
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