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Broughton, Buckinghamshire, S Lawrence
PlaceBroughton
S Lawrence
Unitary authorityCity of Milton Keynes
Lieutenancy areaBuckinghamshire
CountryEngland
Historic countyBuckinghamshire
Dove tower ID13987
Rings4 U/R (full-circle ring), tenor 10½ cwt in ASee below
Other bellsSee below
Frames2See below
Grid referenceSP893401
Latitude & longitude52.05218, -0.69812View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & longNo optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
PostcodeMK10 9AA
OwnershipChurches Conservation Trust
DioceseOxford
Church groupChurch of England
Listed gradeI by Historic England
Church heritage record17166
URLhttp://www.northbucks.org.uk/Tower.aspx?TowerID=7
AffiliationOxford Diocesan Guild
PerformancesSearch for performances on BellBoardCustomise
As of last night, BellBoard listed no performances here
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 4, tenor 10½ cwt in A
Bells4 U/R (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor10½ cwt (~1180 lb or ~530 kg) in A (878.5 Hz)
PealsNo peals listed in the Felstead Database
AlsoGround floor ringing chamber
Additional informationUnringable
Ellacombe apparatus
Tuning: (approx) 1♭,2-4 of 5
BellWeightFrequencyNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
14½ cwt1123.0D♭28.50″1655Anthony ChandlerYNFC
25 cwt1054.0C30.50″c1470†William ChamberlainYNFC
38–1–0959.5B35.50″1622James KeeneYNFC
410½ cwt878.5A39.50″c1470†William ChamberlainYNFC
Other bells
BellsEdit details
BellWeightFrequencyNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
Sanctus¼ cwt3117.5G11.25″1635? James KeeneYN
Details of frames
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
9SanctusTimber2.A
11, 2, 3, 41628Timber(unidentified)6.A4.3
Update log
16/03/2026Ellacombe added [http://www.northbucks.org.uk/Tower.aspx?TowerID=7]
28/02/2024CofE Diocese added [CHR]
06/05/2019all: frameid,turning added; frame Fr1 added [John Baldwin via database]
06/05/2019Sct: (app)wt added,founder queried [John Baldwin via database]
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