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Moorlinch, Somerset, Blessed Virgin Mary
Place Moorlinch
Blessed Virgin Mary
or Moorlynch
Unitary authority Somerset
Lieutenancy area Somerset
Country England
Historic county Somerset
Dove tower ID 10091
Rings 6 (full-circle ring), tenor 18–1–16 in E♭See below
Frames 1See below
Grid reference ST397368
Latitude & longitude 51.12801, -2.86179View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode TA7 9BY
Diocese Bath and Wells
Church Church of England
Listed grade I by Historic England
Church heritage record 243
URL https://bath-wells.org/tower/moorlinch-blessed-virgin-mary/
Affiliation Bath and Wells Diocesan Association
Performances Search for performances on BellBoardCustomise
As of last night, BellBoard listed 48 performances here, of which 4 were peals and 1 was in the last two years
Ring of 6, tenor 18–1–16 in E♭
Bells 6 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 18–1–16 (2060 lb or 934 kg) in E♭ (616.0 Hz)
Practices Fri
Peals View 8 peals in the Felstead Database
Also Ground floor ringing chamber
BellWeightFrequencyNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
18–0–231032.0C34.12″1719†Edward BilbieY4FC
27–2–11924.0B♭35.25″1924Mears & StainbankFNFC
39–3–9821.0A♭38.50″1985Whitechapel Bell FoundryFNFC
410–1–19770.0G40.25″1924Mears & StainbankFNFC
512–3–18693.0F43.75″1801†Isaac KingstonR4FC
618–1–16616.0E♭48.38″1924Mears & StainbankFNFC
Details of frame
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 61924TeakMears & Stainbank
Update log
30/11/20201-5: nominal added; 6: nominal amended; 1-6: turning added; [Nigel Taylor via 00014142]
30/11/20203: diam amended [Nigel Taylor via 00014142]
28/11/20201,2,4-6: diam amended [Chris Pickford via e-mail]
16/11/2020Tenor weight revised from 19-1-13 (which was the cast weight) [WBF records via David Sloman]
16/11/20201,2,4,6: wt amended [David Sloman via 00014131]
28/09/20206: nominal added [Nick Bowden via 00014018]
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