skip to main content
The Association of British Counties

Gazetteer of
British Place Names

The definitive reference source to the United Kingdom. Explore over 300,000 places.

 Menu  Menu

Totnes, Devon

Totnes is a market town on the River Dart in Devon. Totnes' history dates back to 907 when its first castle was built. The Butterwalk 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 town is within the council area of South Hams (Devon).

Place Type: Town
Historic County: Devon
Lat, Long: 50.431368,-3.687027
Grid Reference: SX 8027 6041
Civil Parish: Totnes CP
Council Area: South Hams CA (Devon CA)
Strategic Authority Area: Devon and Torbay SA
Police Area: Devon and Cornwall PA

GBPN ID: 45329
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Totnes,_Devon_45329

 Explore Totnes on Wikishire
 Peruse Devon on Wikishire