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Morchard Bishop, Devon, S Mary
Place Morchard Bishop
S Mary
Lieutenancy area Devon
Country England
Historic county Devon
Dove tower ID 12238
Rings 6 (full-circle ring), tenor 15 cwt in F♯See below
Frames 1See below
Grid reference SS772074
Latitude & longitude 50.85386, -3.74460View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
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Postcode EX17 6PJ
Diocese Exeter
Church Church of England
Listed grade I by Historic England
Church heritage record 4882
Affiliation Devon Association
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 15 performances here, of which 2 were peals and 1 was in the last two years
Ring of 6, tenor 15 cwt in F♯
Bells 6 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 15 cwt (~1680 lb or ~760 kg) in F♯ (725.0 Hz)
Peals View 3 peals in the Felstead Database
Also Ground floor ringing chamber
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
11226.5D♯29.50″1897Mears & StainbankYFC
21095.5C♯31.38″1788Thomas (Castleman) III BilbieYFC
3982.5B33.13″1742William EvansYFC
4<8–1–16912.0A♯35.75″1897Mears & StainbankRFC
5798.5G♯39.25″1743William EvansRFC
615 cwt725.0F♯44.13″1724Evan II & William EvansRFC
Source: J Scott(T&BD); D Sloman(WBF); N Bowden; J Clarke; JCB
Contributed by: [John Scott]
Details of frame
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
11,2,3,4,5,6c1900Cast ironThomas Blackbourn8.3.A.g8.3
Contributed by: David Sloman
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