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Swineshead, Bedfordshire, S Nicholas
Place Swineshead
S Nicholas
Unitary authority Bedford
Lieutenancy area Bedfordshire
Country England
Historic county Bedfordshire
Dove tower ID 16868
Rings 5 (full-circle ring), tenor 2–2–7 in FSee below
Frames 1See below
Grid reference TL057658
Latitude & longitude 52.28061, -0.45097View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
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Postcode MK44 2AE
Diocese St Albans
Church Church of England
Listed grade I by Historic England
Church heritage record 11518
Affiliation Bedfordshire Association
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 9 performances here, of which 5 were peals and none were in the last two years
Ring of 5, tenor 2–2–7 in F
Bells 5 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 2–2–7 (287 lb or 130 kg) in F (1396.0 Hz)
Peals View 5 peals in the Felstead Database
Additional information Dutch bells
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
11–0–72095.0C17.00″1990EijsboutsFNFC
21–1–71862.5B♭18.50″1989EijsboutsFNFC
31–1–271758.0A19.00″1989EijsboutsFNFC
41–3–211568.0G21.00″1989EijsboutsFNFC
52–2–71396.0F23.50″1989EijsboutsFNFC
Source: C Pickford; D Sloman
Contributed by: Chris Pickford
Details of frame
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
11,2,3,4,51989SteelEayre & Smith8.3.B5.12 R
Contributed by: Chris Pickford
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