Tower details

Place	Chippenham S Margaret
Lieutenancy area	Cambridgeshire
Country	England
Historic county	Cambridgeshire
Dove tower ID	16234
Rings	6 (full-circle ring), tenor 16 cwt in FSee below
Frames	1See below
Grid reference	TL663697
Latitude & longitude	52.30109, 0.43808View on Google Map or OpenStreetMapList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long	No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode	CB7 5PP
Diocese	Ely
Church	Church of England
Listed grade	I by Historic England
Church heritage record	4549
URL	http://ely.elyda.org.uk/towers/chippenham-details
Affiliation	Ely Diocesan Association
Performances	Search for performances on BellBoard As of last night, BellBoard listed 17 performances here, of which 3 were peals and 2 were in the last two years

Bells	6 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor	16 cwt (~1800 lb or ~800 kg) in F (699.0 Hz)
Peals	View 9 peals in the Felstead Database
Also	Ground floor ringing chamber
Additional information	Unsuitable for inexperienced ringers

	Bell	Weight	Nominal	Note	Diameter	Dated	Founder	Canons	Turning	Hanging
	1		1195.0	D	29.00″	1898	John Warner & Sons	Y	N	FC
	2		1090.0	C	30.13″	1703	Thomas Newman	Y	N	FC
	3		949.0	B♭	32.25″	1898	John Warner & Sons	D	N	FC
	4		889.5	A	35.00″	1898	John Warner & Sons	D	N	FC
	5		796.5	G	40.13″	c1350†	(Henry?) Derby	R	8	FC
	6	16 cwt	699.0	F	44.00″	1898	John Warner & Sons	D	N	FC

	Frame	Bells	Year	Material	Maker	Truss	Layout
	1	1,2,3,4,5,6	1898	Timber	George Day & Sons	6.D	6.4

Contributed by: Tim Jackson

07/09/2023	1-4,6: diameter added; 3-6: canons amended; 1-6: turning added [Stephen Jakeman #005537]
18/05/2020	1-6: frameid added; fr1: details added [Tim Jackson via e-mail]