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Broughton Astley, Leicestershire, S Mary
Place Broughton Astley
S Mary
Lieutenancy area Leicestershire
Country England
Historic county Leicestershire
Dove tower ID 13152
Rings 8 (full-circle ring), tenor 18–0–7 in ESee below
Frames 1See below
Grid reference SP526926
Latitude & longitude 52.52923, -1.22598View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode LE9 6XS
Diocese Leicester
Church Church of England
Listed grade II* by Historic England
Church heritage record 6684
Also Toilet
Affiliation Leicester Diocesan Guild
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 25 performances here, of which 18 were peals and none were in the last two years
Ring of 8, tenor 18–0–7 in E
Bells 8 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 18–0–7 (2023 lb or 918 kg) in E (666.0 Hz)
Practices Wed
Peals View 71 peals in the Felstead Database
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
14–0–141333.0E26.50″1972John Taylor & CoFFC
24–1–121258.0D♯27.50″1972John Taylor & CoFFC
35–1–221121.0C♯29.88″1945John Taylor & CoFFC
46–2–201000.0B32.50″1637Hugh II WattsRFC
56–2–12889.5A33.68″1637Hugh II WattsRFC
68–0–0839.0G♯35.75″1637Hugh II WattsRFC
712–3–23746.0F♯41.50″1892John Taylor & CoFFC
818–0–7666.0E46.13″1892John Taylor & CoFFC
Source: Twr webpage(Feb '05); A Higson; TimJ(CJP/EM)
Contributed by: John Baldwin
Details of frame
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
11,2,3,4,5,6,7,81945Cast ironJohn Taylor & Co8.3.A.h8.3
Frame modifications:
Frame 1: 1972
Contributed by: Chris Pickford
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