Abbotskerswell, Devon, Blessed Virgin Mary
| Place | Abbotskerswell Blessed Virgin Mary |
| Lieutenancy area | Devon |
| Country | England |
| Historic county | Devon |
| Dove tower ID | 11765 |
| Rings | 6 (full-circle ring), tenor 10 cwt in GSee below |
| Frames | 2See below |
| Grid reference | SX855687 |
| Latitude & longitude | 50.50728, -3.61481View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers |
| Satnav lat & long | No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details |
| Postcode | TQ12 5PG |
| Diocese | Exeter |
| Church group | Church of England |
| Listed grade | II* by Historic England |
| Church heritage record | 5105 |
| URL | https://devonringers.org.uk/towers/tower?DoveID=ABBOTSKERS |
| Affiliation | Guild of Devonshire Ringers |
| Performances | Search for performances on BellBoardCustomise |
| 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. |
| Biographies | View the biographies of ringers at this tower on the Central Council Ringing History Hub |
Ring of 6, tenor 10 cwt in G
| Bells | 6 (full-circle ring)Edit details |
| Tenor | 10 cwt (~1100 lb or ~500 kg) in G (803.0 Hz) |
| Peals | View 9 peals in the Felstead Database |
| Bell | Weight | Frequency | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4–1–1 | 1360.5 | E | 27.50″ | 1924 | Mears & Stainbank | F | N | FC | ||
| 2 | 4–3–2 | 1198.5 | D | 28.88″ | 1924 | Mears & Stainbank | F | N | FC | ||
| 3 | 5–1–6 | 1076.0 | C | 31.00″ | 1924 | Mears & Stainbank | F | N | FC | ||
| 4 | 6–1–10 | 1003.5 | B | 32.75″ | 1924 | Mears & Stainbank | F | N | FC | ||
| 5 | 8½ cwt | 897.0 | A | 35.88″ | 1705 | Thomas III Pennington | R | 4 | FC | ||
| 6 | 10 cwt | 803.0 | G | 38.25″ | 1637 | Thomas II Pennington | R | 4 | FC |
Details of frames
| Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4, 5, 6 | Oak | (unidentified) | 6.A | 3.1 ➔ 6.4 | |||
| – 1.1 | 1, 2, 3 | 1924 | Cast iron | Mears & Stainbank | 8.3.A.h | 3.1 |
Update log
| 22/03/2026 | 1-4: turning added; 5: weight amended; Fr2: renumbered to extension 1.1; Fr1.1: layout, date added; maker, truss amended; Fr1: resultant layout added; layout amended; bell numbers swapped [Henry Grice, from personal visit via #010023] |
| 06/12/2025 | 5: weight added [Weights chart in tower via Henry Grice via #007432] |
| 14/06/2023 | 1,3: weight amended; 4: weight added [Whitechapel records via David Sloman #005150] |