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Totnes meaning

A market town and civil parish with a town council in South Hams district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX8060).

Using Totnes

  • The main meaning on this page is: A market town and civil parish with a town council in South Hams district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX8060).
  • In the example corpus, totnes often appears in combinations such as: in totnes, totnes is, totnes in.

Context around Totnes

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 4 middle, 7 end
  • Sentence types: 15 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

wrote 1× near 1× via 1× mention 1× england 1×

Often after:

community 1× devon 1× close 1× youngsters 1× bridgetown 1× 2010 1× bridge 1×

Sentence patterns with Totnes

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

30s from totnes has been 1× abbot via totnes and plymouth 1× be called totnes 1× building in totnes devon have 1× constituency of totnes in devon 1× he wrote totnes is like 1× history of totnes is in 1× housing but totnes community development 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a man in 1× a spokesperson said 1× and this town 1× both plans include 1× despite this legendary 1× he wrote totnes 1×

Common sentence endings:

an organic price 1× at nearby halwell 1× be called totnes 1× being totnes youngsters 1× bridgetown and town 1× by charles fowler 1×

Words around Totnes

Just before it in the word index:

totman 2 totley 3 totland 3 totk 3 totius 7 totipotent 3

Just after it in the word index:

toto 107 totoaba 4 totok 3 totoki 2 totoong 2 totopos 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaon 19 abbv 19 abdalla 19 abdirahman 19 abdulmalik 19 abhimanyu 19

Corpus analysis for Totnes

  • In this selection, "totnes" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 21.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, wrote, near, via, community, devon and close stand out and add context to how "totnes" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 30s from totnes has been and abbot via totnes and plymouth. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "totnes" sits close to words such as aaon, abbv and abdalla, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with totnes

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

And this town shall be called Totnes. (7 words)

It was in Totnes in Devon, at a garage, clutch knackered. (11 words)

In March 2024, 8 crimes were reported on or near Totnes Close. (12 words)

Longer example sentences

Despite this legendary history, the first authenticated history of Totnes is in AD 907, when it was fortified by King Edward the Elder as part of the defensive ring of burhs built around Devon, replacing one built a few years earlier at nearby Halwell. (44 words)

Both plans include much-needed housing, but Totnes Community Development Society, which is behind the community’s ‘Atmos project’ says it has the backing from local people for its “affordable” homes. (31 words)

It has a sizeable alternative and " New Age " community, and is known as a place where one can live a bohemian lifestyle. citation Two electoral wards mention Totnes (Bridgetown and Town). (31 words)

Example sentences (15)

Both plans include much-needed housing, but Totnes Community Development Society, which is behind the community’s ‘Atmos project’ says it has the backing from local people for its “affordable” homes.

He wrote: "Totnes is like any other small town in England insofar as there are limited shops and people will try to sell you mouldy produce at an ‘organic’ price.

Tenants of a former council building in Totnes, Devon have accused builders of incomplete construction work amid 'horrendous' living conditions.

A man in his 30s from Totnes has been arrested on suspicion of rape.

In March 2024, 8 crimes were reported on or near Totnes Close.

It was in Totnes in Devon, at a garage, clutch knackered.

Replacement road transport services are conveying passengers from Newton Abbot via Totnes and Plymouth in that direction only until further notice.

A spokesperson said: 'We are particularly concerned about the tablets, the target market being Totnes youngsters.

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It’s a rum democracy that refuses to propose US-style open primaries where local voters choose their candidate – the way the excellent was selected in Totnes.

And this town shall be called Totnes.

Despite this legendary history, the first authenticated history of Totnes is in AD 907, when it was fortified by King Edward the Elder as part of the defensive ring of burhs built around Devon, replacing one built a few years earlier at nearby Halwell.

It has a sizeable alternative and " New Age " community, and is known as a place where one can live a bohemian lifestyle. citation Two electoral wards mention Totnes (Bridgetown and Town).

See also Malcolm Thick, Sir Hugh Plat: the search for useful knowledge in early modern England (Totnes, 2010), pp. 126–7.

To put pressure on him, William threatened to stand for the House of Commons for the constituency of Totnes in Devon.

Totnes Bridge is the nearest bridge to the sea and is a road bridge built in 1826–28 by Charles Fowler.

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Common combinations with totnes

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • in totnes 3×
  • totnes is 2×
  • totnes in 2×
  • of totnes 2×

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "totnes" in a sentence?
An example: "Both plans include much-needed housing, but Totnes Community Development Society, which is behind the community’s ‘Atmos project’ says it has the backing from local people for its “affordable” homes." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "totnes" from authentic English texts.
What does "totnes" mean?
Totnes means: A market town and civil parish with a town council in South Hams district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX8060).
How many example sentences with "totnes" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "totnes", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.