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Village sign |
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Great Totham
Great Totham shown within Essex |
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| OS grid reference | TL862122 |
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| Parish | Great Totham |
| District | Maldon |
| Shire county | Essex |
| Region | East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Maldon |
| Postcode district | CM9 |
| Dialling code | 01621 |
| Police | Essex |
| Fire | Essex |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| EU Parliament | East of England |
| UK Parliament | Maldon and East Chelmsford |
| Website | Great Totham online |
| List of places: UK • England • Essex | |
Great Totham is a parish with a village in Maldon district, Essex, England.
There are two areas of the village, north and south. It is distributed along the B1022.[1]
There is a plaque attached to the village sign of the north area which reads.
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.
Great Totham Primary School is located in Walden House Road. The School Motto is ‘Enjoy, Respect, Achieve’.
England cricketer Alastair Cook was a pupil at the school as was Rachel Nickel who was murdered on Wimbledon Common in 1992.
Media related to [//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Great_Totham Great Totham] at Wikimedia Commons
