Tower details

Place	Somerton S James Ap
Lieutenancy area	Oxfordshire
Country	England
Historic county	Oxfordshire
Dove tower ID	11413
Rings	8 (full-circle ring), tenor 11–3–23 in FSee below Other bellsSee below
Frames	2See below
Grid reference	SP496286
Latitude & longitude	51.95400, -1.27866View on Google Map or OpenStreetMapList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long	No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode	OX25 6NB
Diocese	Oxford
Church	Church of England
Listed grade	I by Historic England
Church heritage record	9317
Also	Toilet
Affiliation	Oxford Diocesan Guild
Performances	Search for performances on BellBoard As of last night, BellBoard listed 37 performances here, of which 10 were peals and 1 was in the last two years

Bells	8 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor	11–3–23 (1339 lb or 607 kg) in F (699.0 Hz)
Peals	View 17 peals in the Felstead Database
Also	Ground floor ringing chamber

	Bell	Weight	Nominal	Note	Diameter	Dated	Founder	Canons	Turning	Hanging
	1	3–3–3		F	25.75″	1994	Whitechapel Bell Foundry	F	N	FC
	2	3–3–11		E	26.75″	1994	Whitechapel Bell Foundry	F	N	FC
	3	4–0–25	1176.0	D	27.63″	1896	John Taylor & Co	Y	Y	FC
	4	5–1–13	1049.0	C	30.88″	1646†	Henry I Bagley	Y	Y	FC
	5	6–1–3	934.0	B♭	32.75″	1670†	Henry I Bagley	Y	Y	FC
	6	7–0–8	881.0	A	34.38″	1707	Henry III Bagley	Y	Y	FC
	7	9–1–6	786.0	G	38.50″	1635†	Henry I Bagley	Y	Y	FC
	8	11–3–23	699.0	F	41.75″	1635†	Henry I Bagley	Y	Y	FC

Bells

	Bell	Weight	Nominal	Note	Diameter	Dated	Founder	Canons	Turning	Hanging
	Sanctus	½ cwt			13.00″	c1650	James Keene	Y

	Frame	Bells	Year	Material	Maker	Truss	Layout
	2	1,2,3,6	1930	Cast iron	John Taylor & Co
	1	4,5,7,8,Sanctus	1930	Cast iron	John Taylor & Co

Last updated: 12/05/2013