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Horsington, Somerset, S John Bapt
Place Horsington
S John Bapt
Unitary authority Somerset
Lieutenancy area Somerset
Country England
Historic county Somerset
Dove tower ID 14720
Rings 6 (full-circle ring), tenor 12 cwt in F♯See below
Other bellsSee below
Frames 1See below
Grid reference ST703237
Latitude & longitude 51.01207, -2.42372View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode BA8 0EG
Diocese Bath and Wells
Church Church of England
Listed grade II* by Historic England
Church heritage record 152
URL https://bath-wells.org/tower/horsington-st-john-the-baptist/
Affiliation Bath and Wells Diocesan Association
Performances Search for performances on BellBoardCustomise
As of last night, BellBoard listed 49 performances here, of which 4 were peals and 2 were in the last two years
Ring of 6, tenor 12 cwt in F♯
Bells 6 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 12 cwt (~1340 lb or ~610 kg) in F♯
Practices Tue (alt)
Projects & overhauls
1991 by Robert Parker (major overhaul)
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Peals View 9 peals in the Felstead Database
Also Ground floor ringing chamber
Additional information PN alternates with Templecombe
BellWeightFrequencyNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
14½ cwtD♯29.00″1916Mears & StainbankRFC
25 cwtC♯30.50″1831John Taylor pp Edward CockeyRFC
36½ cwtB33.00″c1580†? John &/or George PooleYFC
47 cwtA♯34.50″1738Thomas I BilbieYFC
59 cwtG♯38.00″1601†Richard I PurdueRFC
612 cwtF♯41.88″c1400†? Salisbury foundryYFC
Source: CBC; CJND(Dorset pp 857,888,904); GWM(Som); P Denton
Contributed by: Martin Smith
Other bells
Bells Edit details
BellWeightFrequencyNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
Clock1½ cwt18.13″c1738? Thomas I Bilbie
Details of frame
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 61920Wrought ironWebb and Bennett
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