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Thornton, Leicestershire, S Peter
PlaceThornton
S Peter
Lieutenancy areaLeicestershire
CountryEngland
Historic countyLeicestershire
Dove tower ID13347
Rings6 (full-circle ring), tenor 8–2–7 in GSee below
Frames2See below
Grid referenceSK468076
Latitude & longitude52.66467, -1.30916View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & longNo optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
PostcodeLE67 1AA
DioceseLeicester
Church groupChurch of England
Listed gradeI by Historic England
Church heritage record6766
AlsoToilet
AffiliationLeicester Diocesan Guild
PerformancesSearch for performances on BellBoardCustomise
As of last night, BellBoard listed 2 performances here, of which none were peals and 1 was in the last two years
Peal boardsNo 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.
Ring of 6, tenor 8–2–7 in G
Bells6 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor8–2–7 (959 lb or 435 kg) in G (790.0 Hz)
PracticesMon
Projects & overhauls
2019 by John Taylor & Co
Augmented to 6 using 2 ex Keltek and one newly cast
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PealsNo peals listed in the Felstead Database
AlsoGround floor ringing chamber
Additional informationNew entry since last printed edition
BellWeightFrequencyNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
14–2–181328.0E27.40″2019John Taylor & CoFNFC
24–3–111185.4D29.50″1866John Taylor & CoRYFC
3 [1]5–0–91056.1C30.30″1907John Warner & SonsRYFC
46–1–20995.0B32.13″1939John Taylor & CoFNFC
57–2–23886.5A34.50″1939John Taylor & CoFNFC
68–2–7790.0G38.00″1757Thomas I HedderlyRFC
Details of frames
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
14, 5, 61939Cast ironJohn Taylor & Co8.3.A.h3.1
– 1.11, 2, 32019Cast ironJohn Taylor & Co8.3.A.h3
Notes

[1]Origin of the bell

Transferred from St Paul, Widnes (former 5th of 8).

Published: 12/01/2026

Update log
12/01/2026Origin of 3rd noted.
14/04/20201-5: turning added; 2,3: canon info added [D Paul Mason via 00013679]
14/04/20201-3: frameid added; fr1A: details added [Tim Jackson via e-mail]
24/01/20201: wt,nominal,diam added; 3: diam amended; [Tim Jackson via e-mail]
24/01/20202,3: wt,nominal amended [Tim Jackson via e-mail]
21/12/2019Augmentation to 6 completed and roping no longer linear [TimJ (#258 per D Kelly) via e-mail]
31/10/2019fr1: material amended [Tim Jackson via e-mail]
24/07/2019Nu2,Nu3: details added [David Kelly via e-mail]
18/01/2019Proposal to augment > 6 noted [Keltek RW2019/55 via e-mail]
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