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{{Short description|Village in Essex, England}}
{{Use British English|date=July 2016}}
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{{Infobox UK place|
|country = England
|static_image = Great Totham Village Sign - geograph.org.uk - 1776476.jpg
|static_image_width = 240px
|static_image_caption = Great Totham
|coordinates = {{coord|51.779167|0.701111|display=inline,title}}
|official_name = Great Totham
|population = 2930
|population_ref= (2011)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11123974&c=Great+Totham&d=16&e=62&g=6425366&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1442931535557&enc=1|title=Parish population 2011|accessdate=22 September 2015}}</ref>
|civil_parish = Great Totham
|shire_district = [[Maldon (district)|Maldon]]
|shire_county = [[Essex]]
|region = East of England
|constituency_westminster = [[Witham (UK Parliament constituency)|Witham]]
|post_town = [[Maldon, Essex|Maldon]]
|postcode_district = CM9
|postcode_area = CM
|dial_code = 01621
|os_grid_reference = TL862122
|website = [https://www.greattothamparishcouncil.uk/ Great Totham Parish Council]
}}

'''Great Totham''' is a village and [[civil parish]] in [[Maldon (district)|Maldon district]], Essex, England, and midway between [[Chelmsford]] and [[Colchester]]. The village includes the Island of Osea in the Blackwater estuary and is separated into two parts, north and south. The north side and the south side are about a mile and a half apart, distributed along the B1022.<ref>({{gbmappingsmall|TL862122}})</ref> The parish contains the hamlet of Totham Hill.

==History==
According to the old maps, before the time of the enclosures, the outskirts of Great Totham North were part of Tiptree Heath, which was then a haunt of smugglers, attested in the name of a house in Mountains Road called Spirits Hall. The 'mountain' in question is Beacon Hill which at {{convert|272|ft|m|sigfig=2}} is one of the highest points in the village of Great Totham. St Peter's Church which dates to [[Norman architecture|Norman]] times. There is also the thatch-roofed Barn Chapel. This became a chapel in 1822 when an Isaac Foster donated the barn to be a place of worship for non-conformists.<ref name=Book1>{{ISBN|978-1-85306-685-6}}, ''The Essex Village Book''</ref>

The ancient road to Colchester by Tiptree Heath led through the parish of Great Totham, which in the reign of [[Queen Elizabeth I of England|Queen Elizabeth I]] (1558–1603) was held of the Queen's manor of East Greenwich by William Beriff, an Alderman of Colchester, as her sub-tenant.<ref>''England’s Gazetteer – An Accurate Description of All the Cities, Towns, and Villages of the Kingdom'', vol.ii, London, date unclear but circa 1590. Under page “TO”.</ref>

Great Totham village school's centenary was in 1977, but by that time the Victorian building, now demolished, had been replaced by a larger modern school on a different site. Honeywood School, a Grade II listed building, is a church school which was founded by the Honywood family of [[Marks Hall]] at [[Coggeshall]] in the mid-19th century, which had inherited the manor of Great Totham. This is still in use as the church hall and meeting room.<ref name=Book1 />

In the north of Great Totham there is a [[United Reformed Church]] dating to 1871. Recently refurbished, it is used for services and activities including a [[pre-school playgroup]]. Nearby, and adjoining the small village green, is the former Compasses public house which dates to the late 17th century.<ref name=Book1 /> The Prince of Wales pub in Totham South was gutted by fire in 1990 with loss of historic features, but it has been rebuilt and reopened.<ref name=Book1 />

[[File:Sign plaque.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Village plaque|140px]]

There are several former gravel pits that have become recreation areas for fishing lakes.<ref name=Book1 />

Great Totham has a village sign. A plaque, dated October 2002, attached to the village sign of the north area reads:
<blockquote>
On 17 October 1952, two Gloster Meteors of No 72 Squadron, [[Royal Air Force]], crashed nearby killing both pilots.
F/O Charles Muldownie from [[Rotherham]] and P/O Ian Carmichael from [[Devon]]. Two local people were injured and many were affected by the accident.

Local people assisted at the time and this village green became the base for recovery operations by RAF personnel. This plaque is in memory of the pilots and for all those involved.
</blockquote>
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==Governance==
The population of the electoral ward was 3,660 at the 2011 Census.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ukcensusdata.com/great-totham-e05004193#sthash.pj0t6dpG.dpbs|title=Ward population 2011|accessdate=22 September 2015}}</ref> Elected representatives at different levels of government act for Great Totham and surrounding villages.<ref name=MP3>[http://www.writetothem.com/who?pc=cm98ju Great Totham find your local MP], WriteToThem. Retrieved 10 May 2012</ref> Two elected district councillors represent the parish on [[Maldon District|Maldon District Council]]. Great Totham is part of the [[Witham (UK Parliament constituency)|Witham parliamentary constituency]], and is represented in the [[House of Commons]] by [[Priti Patel]] of the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]].<ref name=MP3/>

==Community==
[[File:St. Peter's church, Great Totham, Essex - geograph.org.uk - 135110.jpg|240px|thumb|right|upright|St Peter's Church, Great Totham]]
St Peter's Church on Church Road was Grade II listed in 1959, and dates to the 13th century.

The nearest [[National Health Service (England)|National Health Service]] hospitals are [[Broomfield Hospital]] in Chelmsford<ref name=NHS1>[http://www.meht.nhs.uk/patients-and-visitors/our-hospitals/broomfield-hospital/ Broomfield Hospital] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120509061630/http://www.meht.nhs.uk/patients-and-visitors/our-hospitals/broomfield-hospital/ |date=9 May 2012 }}, [[Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust]] Retrieved 25 January 2022.</ref> and [[Colchester General Hospital]] in Colchester.<ref name=NHS2>[http://www.colchesterhospital.nhs.uk/about.shtml Colchester General] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111223105211/http://www.colchesterhospital.nhs.uk/about.shtml |date=23 December 2011 }}, Colchester Hospital University NHS Website. Retrieved 10 May 2012</ref>

Great Totham Primary School is in Walden House Road, Great Totham.<ref name=School>[http://www.greattotham.essex.sch.uk/], Great Totham Primary, accessed 24 May 2012</ref>

The closest National Rail service is in [[Witham railway station|Witham]] or [[Hatfield Peverel railway station|Hatfield Peverel]].<ref name=train>[http://www.greateranglia.co.uk/ Greater Anglia], Greater Anglia Website. Retrieved 10 May 2012</ref> The nearest [[London Underground]] line is the [[Central line (London Underground)|Central line]] at [[Newbury Park tube station|Newbury Park]].<ref name=tfl>[http://www.tfl.gov.uk], Transport for London Website. Retrieved 10 May 2012</ref>

==Climate==
In East Anglia, the warmest time of the year is July and August, when maximum temperatures average around 21 °C (70 °F). The coolest time of the year is January and February, when minimum temperatures average around 1 °C (34 °F) East Anglia's average annual rainfall is about 605 millimetres , with October to January being the wettest months.




{{Weather box
|location = East Anglia (1971–2000 averages)
|single line = yes
|metric first = yes
|Jan high C = 6.7
|Feb high C = 7.1
|Mar high C = 9.9
|Apr high C = 12.3
|May high C = 16.1
|Jun high C = 19.0
|Jul high C = 21.8
|Aug high C = 21.9
|Sep high C = 18.6
|Oct high C = 14.4
|Nov high C = 9.8
|Dec high C = 7.6
|year high C = 13.8
|Jan low C = 1.1
|Feb low C = 0.9
|Mar low C = 2.6
|Apr low C = 3.9
|May low C = 6.7
|Jun low C = 9.6
|Jul low C = 11.8
|Aug low C = 11.8
|Sep low C = 9.9
|Oct low C = 7.0
|Nov low C = 3.6
|Dec low C = 2.1
|year low C = 6.0
|Jan rain mm = 53.4
|Feb rain mm = 37.2
|Mar rain mm = 44.8
|Apr rain mm = 45.3
|May rain mm = 44.8
|Jun rain mm = 54.3
|Jul rain mm = 46.0
|Aug rain mm = 50.1
|Sep rain mm = 55.6
|Oct rain mm = 59.0
|Nov rain mm = 58.5
|Dec rain mm = 56.8
|year rain mm = 605.8
|source 1 = [http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/averages/19712000/sites/eastanglia.html Met Office]
<ref>[http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/averages/19712000/areal/east_anglia.html Met Office] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929093459/http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/averages/19712000/areal/east_anglia.html |date=29 September 2007 }}, Met Office Climate Data,accessed 10 May 2012</ref>
|date=April 2011}}

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category-inline|Great Totham}}
*[http://www.greattotham.essex.sch.uk/ Great Totham Primary School]
*[http://greattotham.play-cricket.com/ Great Totham Cricket Club]

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[[Category:Maldon District]]
[[Category:Villages in Essex]]

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