Historic churches · South East England
Christ Church, Totland
Christ Church, Totland — church in United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Nearest railway station
- Lymington Pier · 9.1 km
- Free entry
About
Christ Church, Totland is a historic church in the United Kingdom. Affiliated with Anglicanism. Wikidata describes it as: "church in United Kingdom". Coordinates: 50.6764°, -1.5411°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Headon Warren and West High Down SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Isle Of Wight
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Christ Church, Totland is a parish church in the Church of England located in Totland, Isle of Wight.
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Background
History
The church dates from 1875 and was designed by the architects Habershon and Pite. In 1869 a temporary church of wood was erected opposite the present church. This was re-erected on Totland beach where it served as a village reading room and library and subsequently as an annex to the Totland Bay hotel. The current church was finished and consecrated in 1875. The extension was built in 1905. The lych-gate was built in 1906. It is not in alignment with the church (as is normal with such structures) as it was built with the assumption there would be a further extension to the church (which was never built) to bring it into alignment. The wood used reputedly came from H.M.S. Thunderer, which…
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- Coordinates
- 50.6764, -1.5411
- District
- Isle of Wight
- Parish
- Totland
- Postcode
- PO39 0HG
- Parliamentary constituency
- Isle of Wight West
- Nearest railway station
- Lymington Pier — 9.1 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q5108721 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Christ Church, Totland (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Lychgate of Christ Church, Totland - geograph.org.uk - 264347.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Christ Church, Totland?
- Christ Church, Totland is in South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode PO39 0HG), in the parish of Totland.
- Is Christ Church, Totland a protected site?
- Yes — Christ Church, Totland is part of the Headon Warren and West High Down SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Isle Of Wight National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Christ Church, Totland free to visit?
- Yes, Christ Church, Totland is free to enter.
- How do I get to Christ Church, Totland?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode PO39 0HG. It sits within the Isle of Wight West parliamentary constituency.