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Turville, Buckinghamshire, S Mary
Place Turville
S Mary
Unitary authority Buckinghamshire
Lieutenancy area Buckinghamshire
Country England
Historic county Buckinghamshire
Dove tower ID 15373
Rings 6 (full-circle ring), tenor 7–3–11 in B♭See below
Other bellsSee below
Frames 4See below
Grid reference SU766911
Latitude & longitude 51.61397, -0.89384View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode RG9 6QX
Diocese Oxford
Church Church of England
Listed grade II* by Historic England
Church heritage record 10043
Affiliation Oxford Diocesan Guild
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 23 performances here, of which 3 were peals and 2 were in the last two years
Ring of 6, tenor 7–3–11 in B♭
Bells 6 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 7–3–11 (879 lb or 399 kg) in B♭ (939.0 Hz)
Practices Wed 18:30
Overhauled
1997 by Whites of Appleton
Peals View 5 peals in the Felstead Database
Also Ground floor ringing chamber
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
12–3–101572.5G23.25″2018EijsboutsFNFC
23–1–131404.5F24.94″1997Whitechapel Bell FoundryFNFC
33–3–271249.0E♭27.00″1997Whitechapel Bell FoundryFNFC
44–1–41183.5D27.75″1996Whitechapel Bell FoundryFNFC
55–2–111055.0C30.50″1628Ellis I KnightYYFC
67–3–11939.0B♭34.75″1744Thomas LesterYYFC
Source: P Davies(WofA); TimJ(AN); J Reid; JCB(Smith Bucks BB); N Bowden
Contributed by: [Peter Davies]
Other bells
Bells Edit details
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
Sanctus½ cwt2807.0F12.13″1729? Richard PhelpsY
Unused3½ cwtD25.00″1670Henry II KnightYU
Details of frames
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
12,3,4c1599Timber5.L6.1
– 1.11c2018SteelNicholson Engineering Ltd
– 1.25,6c1997SteelWhites of Appleton
– 1.3Sanctus
Frame modifications:
Frame 1.2: Date unknown by Whites of Appleton
Contributed by: John Baldwin
Update log
24/04/2025PN amended [Rachel Wallace via #008531]
08/10/20191-6,sct: partials added [Tim Jackson via e-mail]
05/07/20195: canons amended [Tim Jackson via 00013511]
21/05/20192-6: nominal added; 1: nominal amended [Nick Bowden via 00013424]
20/05/20191-6: turning added; 5,6: canons added; Sct,Dis: added [Jake Reid via 00013423]
20/05/2019all: frameid added; Sct,Dis: diam,canons added,wt amended; [John Baldwin via database]
20/05/2019Sct: note,founder,date added; fr1,fr1A,fr1B: info added [John Baldwin via database]
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