Totland
Totland is located in Isle of Wight
Totland
Totland
Location within the Isle of Wight
Population2,927 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceSZ328873
Civil parish
  • Totland
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townTotland Bay
Postcode districtPO39
Dialling code01983
PoliceHampshire and Isle of Wight
FireHampshire and Isle of Wight
AmbulanceIsle of Wight
UK Parliament

Totland is a village, civil parish[2] and electoral ward on the Isle of Wight. Besides the village of Totland, the civil parish comprises the western tip of the Isle of Wight, and includes The Needles, Tennyson Down and the hamlet of Middleton.

The village of Totland lies on the Western peninsula where the Western Yar almost cuts through along with Alum Bay and Freshwater. It lies on the coast at Colwell Bay, which is the closest part of the island to the British mainland.

Today

Totland beach
Totland Pier and Bay Café in 2021

It is linked to other parts of the island by Southern Vectis buses on route 7, and route 12 serving Freshwater, Yarmouth and Newport including intermediate villages. In the summer, open-top bus "The Needles Tour" also serves the village.[3][4]

Christ Church, Totland is the Church of England parish.

Environmental concerns

During Christmas 2012, a large landslip overran a section of the sea wall between Totland Bay and adjacent Colwell Bay, also blocking the walkway which ran along the top of the wall. The local council sealed off the affected section from the public. After a successful local campaign the council accepted a compromise solution and a new path over the landslip was opened to the public on 12th Sep 2015.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Ward/Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 19 October 2015.
  2. ↑ English Parishes & Welsh Communities N&C 2004
  3. ↑ "Southern Vectis - bus routes". www.islandbuses.info. 2008. Archived from the original on 30 November 2009. Retrieved 4 May 2008.
  4. ↑ "Southern Vectis - The Needles Tour". www.islandbuses.info. 2008. Archived from the original on 28 April 2008. Retrieved 4 May 2008.
  5. ↑ "Totland sea wall reopens". Isle of Wight County Press. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
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