Aston, Oxfordshire, S James
| Place | Aston S James or Bampton Aston |
| Lieutenancy area | Oxfordshire |
| Country | England |
| Historic county | Oxfordshire |
| Dove tower ID | 12884 |
| Rings | 6 (full-circle ring), tenor 12–2–11 in GSee below |
| Frames | 1See below |
| Grid reference | SP342030 |
| Latitude & longitude | 51.72514, -1.50618View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers |
| Satnav lat & long | No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details |
| Postcode | OX18 2DU |
| Diocese | Oxford |
| Church group | Church of England |
| Listed grade | II by Historic England |
| Church heritage record | 9485 |
| Also | Toilet |
| Affiliation | Oxford Diocesan Guild |
| Performances | Search for performances on BellBoardCustomise |
| Peal boards | No peal boards have been uploaded to BellBoard yet The Central Council is collecting photographs of all peal boards, and curating and uploading them to BellBoard. This includes material from earlier systems found here. |
| Biographies | View the biographies of ringers at this tower on the Central Council Ringing History Hub |
Ring of 6, tenor 12–2–11 in G
| Bells | 6 (full-circle ring)Edit details |
| Tenor | 12–2–11 (1411 lb or 640 kg) in G (765.0 Hz) |
| Practices | Wed |
| Projects & overhauls | 1992 by Whites of Appleton (major overhaul) 1883 by John Taylor & Co (ring created) Ring installed |
| Tuned | 1992 |
| Peals | View 4 peals in the Felstead Database |
| Also | Ground floor ringing chamber |
| Bell | Weight | Frequency | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3–1–21 | 1288.0 | E | 26.06″ | 1883 | John Taylor & Co | R | Y | FC | ||
| 2 | 4–2–3 | 1147.5 | D | 28.25″ | 1883 | John Taylor & Co | R | Y | FC | ||
| 3 | 5–3–26 | 1019.5 | C | 31.06″ | 1883 | John Taylor & Co | R | Y | FC | ||
| 4 | 6–3–1 | 959.0 | B | 33.44″ | 1883 | John Taylor & Co | R | Y | FC | ||
| 5 | 9–2–20 | 860.0 | A | 36.63″ | 1883 | John Taylor & Co | F | Y | FC | ||
| 6 | 12–2–11 | 765.0 | G | 41.06″ | 1883 | John Taylor & Co | F | Y | FC |
Details of frame
| Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 | 1883 | Timber | John Taylor & Co | 6.A ? | 6.4 |
Update log
| 29/11/2023 | Toilet added [Alison Merryweather-Clarke, from personal visit] |
| 09/08/2022 | Fr1: year, maker, truss type, and layout added [Chris Pickford from the Taylors archive] |
| 25/07/2021 | 1-6: frame numbers added [Chris Pickford from the Taylors archive] |
| 19/07/2021 | 1-6: canons added; 1-6: turning added [Martin Bowley, local contact via James Hedgcock] |
| 20/09/2020 | 1-5: diam added; 6: diam amended [David Sloman via e-mail] |