Totland

This article is about the village on the Isle of Wight. For the village in Stad, Norway, see Totland, Vestland.

Totland
Totland Location within the Isle of Wight
Population	2,927 (2011) [1]
OS grid reference	SZ328873
Civil parish	Totland
Unitary authority	Isle of Wight
Ceremonial county	Isle of Wight
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Totland Bay
Postcode district	PO39
Dialling code	01983
Police	Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Fire	Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Ambulance	Isle of Wight
UK Parliament	Isle of Wight West
List of places UK England Isle of Wight 50°41′06″N1°32′12″W / 50.68492°N 1.53658°W / 50.68492; -1.53658

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.

Name

The name means 'The cultivated land or estate with a look-out place', from Old English tōt and land. The look-out would have used a beacon for warnings of danger, and in 1324, a beacon on Headon Hill was mentioned. The name Warden Point also refers to keeping watch.

~1240: Toteland

1337: Tottelonde

1341: Toteland

1608: Totland ^[3]

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. ^{[4] [5]}

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. ^[6]

See also

• Christ Church, Totland
• Totland Bay
• List of current places of worship on the Isle of Wight

References

1. "Ward/Civil Parish population 2011" . Retrieved 19 October 2015.
2. English Parishes & Welsh Communities N&C 2004
3. Mills, A.D (1996). The Place-Names of The Isle of Wight. Shaun Tyas.
4. "Southern Vectis - bus routes". www.islandbuses.info. 2008. Archived from the original on 30 November 2009. Retrieved 4 May 2008.
5. "Southern Vectis - The Needles Tour". www.islandbuses.info. 2008. Archived from the original on 28 April 2008. Retrieved 4 May 2008.
6. "Totland sea wall reopens". Isle of Wight County Press. Retrieved 15 July 2015.