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Sproxton, Leicestershire, S Bartholomew
Place Sproxton
S Bartholomew
Lieutenancy area Leicestershire
Country England
Historic county Leicestershire
Dove tower ID 11573
Rings 8 (full-circle ring), tenor 8–2–15 in ASee below
3 (chime)See below
Frames 2See below
Grid reference SK856249
Latitude & longitude 52.81495, -0.73067View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode LE14 4PZ
Diocese Leicester
Church Church of England
Listed grade II* by Historic England
Church heritage record 6539
Affiliation Leicester Diocesan Guild
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 779 performances here, of which 727 were peals and 91 were in the last two years
Ring of 8, tenor 8–2–15 in A
Bells 8 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 8–2–15 (967 lb or 439 kg) in A (865.0 Hz)
Practices Mon (check with contact)
Peals View 909 peals in the Felstead Database
Also Ground floor ringing chamber
Additional information PN shared: Branston; Croxton Kerrial; Harston; Saltby; Sproxton
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
13–0–71729.5A23.13″1952John Taylor & CoFFC
23–0–161633.0G♯23.50″1952John Taylor & CoFFC
33–1–11454.0F♯24.50″1945John Taylor & CoFFC
43–1–51298.0E26.00″1595†Newcombe (generic)RFC
53–3–51156.0D27.88″(1599)†? Newcombe (generic)RFC
64–1–51086.0C♯29.13″1611Edward NewcombeRFC
76–2–1970.0B32.88″1586†Robert I NewcombeRFC
88–2–15865.0A35.88″1894John Taylor & CoFFC
Source: J Hedgcock(twr board); GAD; CBC; A Higson; JCB(ShTr)
Contributed by: [James Hedgcock]
Chime of 3
Bells 3 (chime)Edit details
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
132.00″c1400†Johannes de YorkYD
236.00″c1400†Johannes de YorkYD
337.25″c1500†Seliok (generic)YD
Details of frames
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
21,2,3 of chime
11,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 of 81984
Contributed by: John Baldwin
Update log
24/05/20251-3: hanging added [George Dawson (2009)]
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