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Listing the 39 full-circle rings which are in the lieutenancy area of Essex, have at least 3 bells, and are unringable. Click on place name for fuller details.

| Plot all results on a map | Download as CSV (CC BY-SA 4.0) or as a county list (PDF) | Chart by tenor weight or tenor frequency | Map showing tenor weights | Summary by number of bells, semitone bells, region or founder | List included bells | Download results as POIs for SatNav | at selected towers on BellBoard

#Dove’s Guide EntryGrid Ref
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1Abbess Roding, Essex, S Edmund K&M (GF).
3 U/R, 4 cwt (~200 kg) in E♭. Unringable; ropes fall in a straight line; no slider(s).
TL571114Map
2Aythorpe Roding, Essex, S Mary (GF).
3 U/R, 6½ cwt (~330 kg) in B. Unringable; no stays or sliders.
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3Beauchamp Roding, Essex, S Botolph.
4 U/R, 9 cwt (~460 kg). Unringable.
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4Belchamp Otten, Essex, S Ethelbert & All Saints.
3 U/R, 6½ cwt (~330 kg). Unringable.
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5Belchamp Walter, Essex, S Mary V.
8 U/R, 9¼ cwt (~470 kg) in A♭. Unringable; Ellacombe apparatus; tuning: (approx) 1♯,2-8 of 8.
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6Blackmore, Essex, S Laurence.
5 U/R, 10–1–10 (525 kg) in F♯. Unringable.
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7Broxted, Essex, S Mary V.
4 U/R, 8½ cwt (~430 kg). Unringable.
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8Canewdon, Essex, S Nicholas (T).
5 U/R, 9½ cwt (~480 kg) in G. Unringable; Ellacombe apparatus; minor key.
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9Corringham, Essex, S Mary V (GF).
3 U/R, 10¾ cwt (~550 kg) in G. Unringable; Ellacombe apparatus.
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10Dedham, Essex, S Mary V.
8 U/R, 19 cwt (~970 kg) in E. Bell hung dead: 6; unringable; tower unsafe.
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11Doddinghurst, Essex, All Saints.
3 U/R, 10 cwt (~510 kg). Unringable; no stays or sliders; tower unsafe.
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12Elmdon, Essex, S Nicholas.
6 U/R, 10–2–26 (545 kg) in G. Unringable: cracks in tower.
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13Fairstead, Essex, S Mary.
4 U/R, 6¾ cwt (~340 kg). Unringable.
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14Feering, Essex, All Saints.
8 U/R, 18 cwt (~910 kg) in F. Unringable: rotten base beams.
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15Foxearth, Essex, S Peter & S Paul.
8 U/R, 7–0–17 (363 kg) in B♭. Unringable; anticlockwise; Ellacombe apparatus.
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16Good Easter, Essex, S Andrew (GF).
5 U/R, 8–1–12 (425 kg) in G♯. Unringable; Ellacombe apparatus; tower unsafe.
TL626120Map
17Great Burstead, Essex, S Mary Magd.
5 U/R, 9 cwt (~460 kg) in A. One bell (or more) cracked or broken; unringable; anticlockwise.
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18Great Chesterford, Essex, All Saints.
6 U/R, 10–1–10 (525 kg) in G. Unringable.
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19Great Henny, Essex, S Mary (GF).
3 U/R, 10 cwt (~510 kg) in G. Unringable; tuning: 1,2,4 of 5.
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20Great Sampford, Essex, S Michael.
5 U/R, 8 cwt (~410 kg) in G♯. Unringable.
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21Langford, Essex, S Giles (GF).
3 U/R, 7–1–23 (379 kg) in D♭. Unringable.
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22Langley, Essex, S John Ev (GF).
4 U/R, 6 cwt (~300 kg) in B♭. One bell (or more) cracked or broken; unringable; ropes fall in sequence: 1,4,2,3; tuning: (approx) 1,2,4,5 of 5.
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23Lawford, Essex, S Mary (GF).
3 U/R, 7–0–24 (367 kg) in A♭. Unringable.
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24Leaden Roding, Essex, S Michael (GF).
3 U/R, 6¾ cwt (~340 kg) in C. Unringable.
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25Little Bentley, Essex, S Mary.
5 U/R, 15¼ cwt (~770 kg) in F. One bell (or more) cracked or broken; unringable.
TM122249Map
26Little Clacton, Essex, S James.
3 U/R, 8 cwt (~410 kg). Unringable.
TM166188Map
27Little Easton, Essex, S Mary V (GF).
3 U/R, 10 cwt (~510 kg) in G. Bell not hung: 1; one bell (or more) cracked or broken; unringable; ropes fall in a straight line.
TL604234Map
28Little Totham, Essex, All Saints.
3 U/R, 7¾ cwt (~390 kg) in A♭. Unringable.
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29Little Wakering, Essex, S Mary V.
3 U/R, 7 cwt (~360 kg). Unringable.
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30Netteswell, Essex, Community Learning Centre (GF).
3 U/R, 7¾ cwt (~390 kg) in A. Former church of S Andrew; unringable.
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31Panfield, Essex, S Mary V (GF).
3 U/R, 5½ cwt (~280 kg) in B♭. Unringable; no stays or sliders.
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32Roxwell, Essex, S Michael & All Angels (GF).
3 U/R, 6¾ cwt (~340 kg). Unringable.
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33Stambourne, Essex, S Peter & S Thomas Becket.
5 U/R, 9½ cwt (~480 kg) in A♭. Unringable; Ellacombe apparatus; tower unsafe.
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34Stock, Essex, All Saints (GF).
3 U/R, 8 cwt (~410 kg). Unringable; no stays or sliders.
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35Sturmer, Essex, S Mary (GF).
3 U/R, 4¼ cwt (~220 kg) in B. Unringable.
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36White Roding, Essex, S Martin (T).
5 U/R, 11 cwt (~600 kg) in G. Unringable; anticlockwise.
TL561133Map
37Wicken Bonhunt, Essex, S Margaret.
3 U/R, 13–3–14 (705 kg). Unringable; no slider(s): second and tenor; tuning: 1,7,8 of 8.
TL498333Map
38Widford, Essex, S Mary (T).
8 U/R, 11–2–18 (592 kg) in G. Unringable; Ellacombe apparatus.
TL694050Map
39Woodham Mortimer, Essex, S Margaret (GF).
3 U/R, 5½ cwt (~280 kg). Unringable.
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Showing all 39 full-circle rings
| Plot all results on a map | Download as CSV (CC BY-SA 4.0) or as a county list (PDF) | Chart by tenor weight or tenor frequency | Map showing tenor weights | Summary by number of bells, semitone bells, region or founder | List included bells | Download results as POIs for SatNav | at selected towers on BellBoard
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