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Visitors are often surprised to find that the church is apparently isolated from the rest of the village. In fact, it lies right at the centre of the parish, connected to all corners of it by roads, tracks or paths. The parish is relatively large and the houses in it are scattered - less so now, of course, as there are so many more than there were only forty or fifty years ago.		Link for tide times
Not only are there two separate parts to the village known as Great Totham (North and South); there is also Broad Street Green, on the road to Heybridge;
	Beacon Hill, on the high ground adjoining Wickham Bishops and Little Braxted which gives the village its name (Totham means 'village by the look-out place'); and Osea Island, often forgotten, accessible by land only at low tide and separated from the rest of the parish not just by the Blackwater Estuary but also by parts of the parishes of Heybridge and Little Totham.
Ref. Guide to the Parish Church of St. Peter, Gt Totham by James Bettley Copies available from St. Peter's Church

Area covered - Gt Totham (North & South), Wickham Bishops & surrounding area

Church Services at St. Peter's Church, Gt Totham


Sunday 10.00 a.m.	Family Eucharist & Junior Church
	Family Service 3rd Sunday of each month
Sunday 8.00 a.m. & 6.00 p.m.	Holy Communion a.m. Evensong p.m.

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Volunteer drivers required for St Peter’s Church Minibus • one Tuesday per month

collect members round the village 10.15 drop at 11.00 hrs. at Honeywood School
collect members from lunch 13.45 and take home – finish 14.30hrs approx.

A full clean driving licence is required. Age max 70yrs. Enquiries to:
Rev M. Hatchett, The Vicarage, Gt. Totham. Tel. 893150

Emergency Nos

Gas	Emergencies and enquries	0800 111999
Electricity	Supplies, repairs or emergencies	08007 838838 24 hours
Water	Emergencies and all services	08457 820999
Sewage	Enquiries and emergencies	08457 145145 24 hours
Rivers	Flooding and pollution	0800 807060
NHS Direct		0845 4647


Police Notice
If you are troubled with vandals or unwanted visitors at your meeting at e.g. Totham Village Hall call Maldon Police on 852255 who will contact a squad car to call in to end it.