Totland Explained

Country:England
Official Name:Totland
Civil Parish:Totland
Coordinates:50.6849°N -1.5366°W
Population:2927
Population Ref:(2011)[1]
Unitary England:Isle of Wight
Map Type:Isle of Wight
Lieutenancy England:Isle of Wight
Region:South East England
Constituency Westminster:Isle of Wight
Post Town:Totland Bay
Postcode District:PO39
Postcode Area:PO
Dial Code:01983
Os Grid Reference:SZ328873
Static Image Name:Totland, IW, UK.jpg

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

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 12 September 2015.[5]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ward/Civil Parish population 2011. 19 October 2015.
  2. http://www.statistics.gov.uk/geography/geographic_area_listings/downloads/EnglishParishes&WelshCommunities_N&C_2004.xls English Parishes & Welsh Communities N&C 2004
  3. Web site: 2008 . Southern Vectis - bus routes . www.islandbuses.info . 2008-05-04 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091130004912/http://www.islandbuses.info/routelist.shtml . 2009-11-30 .
  4. Web site: 2008 . Southern Vectis - The Needles Tour . www.islandbuses.info . 2008-05-04 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080428022105/http://www.islandbuses.info/otneedles.shtml . 2008-04-28 .
  5. Web site: Totland sea wall reopens. Isle of Wight County Press. 15 July 2015.