Simpson, Buckinghamshire, S Thomas Ap
| Place | Simpson S Thomas Ap |
| Unitary authority | City of Milton Keynes |
| Lieutenancy area | Buckinghamshire |
| Country | England |
| Historic county | Buckinghamshire |
| Dove tower ID | 10072 |
| Rings | 6 (full-circle ring), tenor 7–1–7 in ASee below |
| Frames | 2See below |
| Grid reference | SP883361 |
| Latitude & longitude | 52.01718, -0.71415View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers |
| Satnav lat & long | No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details |
| Postcode | MK6 3AD |
| Diocese | Oxford |
| Church group | Church of England |
| Listed grade | II* by Historic England |
| Church heritage record | 9954 |
| Also | Toilet |
| Affiliation | Oxford Diocesan Guild |
| Performances | Search for performances on BellBoardCustomise As of last night, BellBoard listed 46 performances here, of which 18 were peals and none were in the last two years |
| 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 7–1–7 in A
| Bells | 6 (full-circle ring)Edit details |
| Tenor | 7–1–7 (819 lb or 371 kg) in A (859.0 Hz) |
| Peals | View 18 peals in the Felstead Database |
| Additional information | Ringing currently not permitted |
| Bell | Weight | Frequency | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3–2–14 | 1454.0 | F♯ | 25.00″ | 1926 | Alfred Bowell | F | N | FC | ||
| 2 | 4–2–24 | 1288.5 | E | 27.50″ | 1895 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 3 | 3–2–14 | 1131.0 | D | 27.88″ | 1650 | Anthony Chandler | R | 8 | FC | ||
| 4 | 5–2–4 | 1079.5 | C♯ | 31.00″ | 1896 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 5 | 6–0–4 | 965.0 | B | 33.50″ | 1604 | Bartholomew Atton | R | 8 | FC | ||
| 6 | 7–1–7 | 859.0 | A | 36.13″ | 1630 | James Keene | R | 8 | FC |
Details of frames
| Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | 1926 | Steel | Alfred Bowell | 8.1.A.b | 1 | ||
| 1 | 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 | 1896 | Steel | John Taylor & Co | 8.1.A.a & 8.1.A.b | 5.1 |
Update log
| 05/08/2026 | Ringing status flag amended [Following discussion with Brian Baldwin, tower captain at nearby Woughton on the Green and who has recently been updated by the church warden at Simpson] |
| 29/11/2023 | Frames Fr1,Fr2: year, material, maker, truss, layout added [Bucks BB, Matthew Smith via Frame Backlog] |
| 17/08/2021 | 1-6: canons, turning, frame number added [Smith Church Bells of Bucks via James Hedgcock] |
| 15/08/2021 | Ringing suspended temporarily pending structural repairs to tower and chancel [Martin Petchey, local ringer] |
| 24/01/2020 | Ring key closer to A than Ab [TimJ (#261) via e-mail] |
| 24/01/2020 | 1-6: note amended [Tim Jackson via e-mail] |
| 28/12/2019 | 1-6: nominal added [Bill Hibbert via e-mail] |
| 23/10/2019 | Indication of available toilet facility added [TimJ (REMRKS249) via e-mail] |