Bierton, Buckinghamshire, S James Gt
| Place | Bierton S James Gt |
| Unitary authority | Buckinghamshire |
| Lieutenancy area | Buckinghamshire |
| Country | England |
| Historic county | Buckinghamshire |
| Dove tower ID | 15194 |
| Rings | 6 (full-circle ring), tenor 12–0–27 in F♯See below Other bellsSee below |
| Frames | 2See below |
| Grid reference | SP836152 |
| Latitude & longitude | 51.82973, -0.78799View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers |
| Satnav lat & long | No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details |
| Postcode | HP22 5DG |
| Diocese | Oxford |
| Church group | Church of England |
| Listed grade | I by Historic England |
| Church heritage record | 9828 |
| URL | https://cbucks.odg.org.uk/wordpress/towers/6-bells/bierton/ |
| Affiliation | Oxford Diocesan Guild |
| Performances | Search for performances on BellBoardCustomise As of last night, BellBoard listed 27 performances here, of which 2 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. |
Ring of 6, tenor 12–0–27 in F♯
| Bells | 6 (full-circle ring)Edit details |
| Tenor | 12–0–27 (1371 lb or 622 kg) in F♯ (740.0 Hz) |
| Practices | Fri 20:00 |
| Projects & overhauls | 1972 by Whitechapel Bell Foundry (major overhaul) 1816 by John Briant (ring created) Ring installed |
| Tuned | 1972 |
| Peals | View 10 peals in the Felstead Database |
| Also | Ground floor ringing chamber |
| Additional information | Rung from chancel crossing County books / DBR info discrepant |
| Bell | Weight | Frequency | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5–3–16 | 1244.0 | D♯ | 30.00″ | 1816 | John Briant | R | N | FC | ||
| 2 | 6–2–4 | 1108.0 | C♯ | 32.25″ | 1816 | John Briant | R | N | FC | ||
| 3 | 7–0–20 | 988.0 | B | 34.25″ | 1816 | John Briant | R | N | FC | ||
| 4 | 7–3–3 | 932.0 | A♯ | 35.00″ | 1816 | John Briant | R | N | FC | ||
| 5 | 9–2–13 | 830.0 | G♯ | 38.25″ | 1816 | John Briant | R | N | FC | ||
| 6 | 12–0–27 | 740.0 | F♯ | 42.25″ | 1809 | John Briant | R | 8 | FC |
Other bells
| Bells | Edit details |
| Bell | Weight | Frequency | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanctus | 1–2–16 | A♯ | 20.00″ | 1678 | Richard III Chandler | Y |
Details of frames
| Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 | 1972 | Cast iron | Whitechapel Bell Foundry | 8.3.A.h | 8 | ||
| – 1.1 | Sanctus | 1972 | Cast iron | Whitechapel Bell Foundry |
Update log
| 27/02/2026 | 1-5: nominal added [Nigel Taylor's personal tuning records #009905] |
| 15/05/2019 | Discrepancy wrt Smith (Bucks BB) re wt of sanctus flagged [TimJ via JCB] |
| 22/04/2019 | 1-6: turning added; fr1: truss added [John Baldwin via database] |