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Hitcham, Buckinghamshire, S Mary
Place Hitcham
S Mary
Unitary authority Buckinghamshire
Lieutenancy area Buckinghamshire
Country England
Historic county Buckinghamshire
Dove tower ID 15217
Rings 6 (full-circle ring), tenor 6–0–11 in B♭See below
Other bellsSee below
Frames 1See below
Grid reference SU919825
Latitude & longitude 51.53467, -0.67513View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
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Postcode SL1 7DP
Diocese Oxford
Church Church of England
Listed grade I by Historic England
Church heritage record 9892
Affiliation Oxford Diocesan Guild
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 35 performances here, of which 24 were peals and 2 were in the last two years
Ring of 6, tenor 6–0–11 in B♭
Bells 6 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 6–0–11 (683 lb or 310 kg) in B♭ (942.0 Hz)
Practices Wed
Peals View 107 peals in the Felstead Database
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
13–0–19G24.00″1919Mears & StainbankDNFC
23–2–10F25.50″1919Mears & StainbankDNFC
34–0–4E♭27.00″1919Mears & StainbankDNFC
44–1–6D28.00″1919Mears & StainbankDNFC
55–0–5C30.13″1919Mears & StainbankFNFC
66–0–11942.0B♭33.00″1919Mears & StainbankFNFC
Source: P Davies(Cocks); CBC; CJP(WBF data); M Walker(WofA); JCB(Smith Bucks BB)
Contributed by: [Peter Davies]
Other bells
Bells Edit details
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
Service3¼ cwtF♯24.25″c1545†? John SaundersY
Details of frame
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
11,2,3,4,5,61919SteelMears & Stainbank8.1.B.d6.1
Contributed by: John Baldwin
Update log
02/07/20191-6: frameid,turning added; Svc: added; frame info added [John Baldwin via database]
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