Tower details

Place	Black Bourton S Mary V
Lieutenancy area	Oxfordshire
Country	England
Historic county	Oxfordshire
Dove tower ID	10617
Rings	6 (full-circle ring), tenor 6–2–24 in B♭See below
Frames	3See below
Grid reference	SP286042
Latitude & longitude	51.73605, -1.58663View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long	No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode	OX18 2PQ
Diocese	Oxford
Church	Church of England
Listed grade	I by Historic England
Church heritage record	9489
Affiliation	Oxford Diocesan Guild
Performances	Search for performances on BellBoard As of last night, BellBoard listed 15 performances here, of which 5 were peals and 2 were in the last two years

Bells	6 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor	6–2–24 (752 lb or 341 kg) in B♭ (932.6 Hz)
Projects & overhauls	2017 by John Taylor & Co (major overhaul) Complete restn; addl bell cast >> 6; new frame lwr in twr List all
Tuned	2017
Peals	View 5 peals in the Felstead Database
Also	Ground floor ringing chamber

	Bell	Weight	Nominal	Note	Diameter	Dated	Founder	Canons	Turning	Hanging
	1	3–0–4	1566.9	G	23.40″	2017	John Taylor & Co	F	N	FC
	2	2–3–18	1397.5	F	24.70″	1866	Mears & Stainbank	Y	Y	FC
	3	3–0–17	1245.1	E♭	25.70″	1866	Mears & Stainbank	Y	Y	FC
	4	3–3–2	1174.7	D	27.10″	1743	Henry III Bagley	Y	Y	FC
	5	4–2–10	1047.4	C	29.10″	1618	Henry I Knight	Y	Y	FC
	6	6–2–24	932.6	B♭	32.90″	1619	Henry I Knight	Y	Y	FC

	Frame	Bells	Year	Material	Maker	Truss	Layout
	9		c1599	Oak
	2	1	2017	Steel	John Taylor & Co	8.1.A.b
	1	2,3,4,5,6	2017	Cast iron	John Taylor & Co		5.1

Contributed by: John Baldwin; Tim Jackson

01/07/2025

Sanctus bell noted as not in the tower in 2014. [Mark Walker, Whites of Appleton]