Tower details: Litton, Somerset, S Mary V

Place	Litton S Mary V
Unitary authority	Somerset
Lieutenancy area	Somerset
Country	England
Historic county	Somerset
Dove tower ID	16505
Rings	6 (full-circle ring), tenor 11–1–3 in F♯See below
Frames	1See below
Grid reference	ST593547
Latitude & longitude	51.29000, -2.58404View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long	No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode	BA3 4PE
Diocese	Bath and Wells
Church	Church of England
Listed grade	I by Historic England
Church heritage record	325
URL	https://bath-wells.org/tower/litton-st-mary-the-virgin/
Affiliation	Bath and Wells Diocesan Association
Performances	Search for performances on BellBoard Customise As of last night, BellBoard listed 56 performances here, of which 5 were peals and 3 were in the last two years

Bells	6 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor	11–1–3 (1263 lb or 573 kg) in F♯ (740.5 Hz)
Practices	Thu (2nd, 4th)
Peals	View 14 peals in the Felstead Database
Additional information	PN rotates: E Harptree (1,3); Litton(2,4); (5th: please check)

	Bell	Weight	Frequency	Note	Diameter	Dated	Founder	Canons	Turning	Hanging
	1	4–3–8	1238.0	D♯	28.50″	1910	Mears & Stainbank	D	Y	FC
	2	4–3–12	1113.5	C♯	29.25″	c1400†	John Barber	R	4	FC
	3	6–2–17	981.5	B	33.50″	c1400†	John Barber	R	4	FC
	4	6–3–9	929.0	A♯	33.94″	1988	Whitechapel Bell Foundry	F	N	FC
	5	8–3–13	838.5	G♯	37.50″	1910	Mears & Stainbank	F	Y	FC
	6	11–1–3	740.5	F♯	44.00″	1634†	Richard I Purdue	R	4	FC

	Frame	Bells	Year	Material	Maker	Truss	Layout
	1	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6	1910	Cast iron	Mears & Stainbank	8.3.A.e	6.4

Contributed by: Tim Jackson

07/04/2020

1,4,5: turning added; fr1: truss,layout added [Tim Jackson via e-mail]