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Aston, Oxfordshire, S James
Place Aston
S James
or Bampton Aston
Lieutenancy area Oxfordshire
Country England
Historic county Oxfordshire
Dove tower ID 12884
Rings 6 (full-circle ring), tenor 12–2–11 in GSee below
Frames 1See below
Grid reference SP342030
Latitude & longitude 51.72514, -1.50618View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode OX18 2DU
Diocese Oxford
Church Church of England
Listed grade II by Historic England
Church heritage record 9485
Also Toilet
Affiliation Oxford Diocesan Guild
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 15 performances here, of which 1 was a peal and 3 were in the last two years
Ring of 6, tenor 12–2–11 in G
Bells 6 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 12–2–11 (1411 lb or 640 kg) in G (765.0 Hz)
Practices Wed
Overhauled
1992 by Whites of Appleton
Tuned 1992
Peals View 4 peals in the Felstead Database
Also Ground floor ringing chamber
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
13–1–211288.0E26.06″1883John Taylor & CoRYFC
24–2–31147.5D28.25″1883John Taylor & CoRYFC
35–3–261019.5C31.06″1883John Taylor & CoRYFC
46–3–1959.0B33.44″1883John Taylor & CoRYFC
59–2–20860.0A36.63″1883John Taylor & CoFYFC
612–2–11765.0G41.06″1883John Taylor & CoFYFC
Source: P Davies(WofA); S Bond; D Sloman(WBF)
Contributed by: [Peter Davies]
Details of frame
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
11,2,3,4,5,61883TimberJohn Taylor & Co6.A ?6.4
Contributed by: Chris Pickford
Update log
29/11/2023Toilet added [Alison Merryweather-Clarke, from personal visit]
09/08/2022Fr1: year, maker, truss type, and layout added [Chris Pickford from the Taylors archive]
25/07/20211-6: frame numbers added [Chris Pickford from the Taylors archive]
19/07/20211-6: canons added; 1-6: turning added [Martin Bowley, local contact via James Hedgcock]
20/09/20201-5: diam added; 6: diam amended [David Sloman via e-mail]
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