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Wroughton, Wiltshire, S John Bapt & S Helen
Place Wroughton
S John Bapt & S Helen
Unitary authority Swindon
Lieutenancy area Wiltshire
Country England
Historic county Wiltshire
Dove tower ID 14647
Rings 6 (full-circle ring), tenor 20–1–17 in ESee below
Other bellsSee below
Frames 2See below
Grid reference SU137802
Latitude & longitude 51.52105, -1.80322View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
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Postcode SN4 9JS
Diocese Bristol
Church Church of England
Listed grade I by Historic England
Church heritage record 1487
Affiliation Gloucester and Bristol Diocesan Association
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 50 performances here, of which 5 were peals and 4 were in the last two years
Ring of 6, tenor 20–1–17 in E
Bells 6 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 20–1–17 (2285 lb or 1036 kg) in E (647.0 Hz)
Practices Fri 19:00
Overhauled
1977 by Whitechapel Bell Foundry
Tuned 1977
Peals View 19 peals in the Felstead Database
Also Ground floor ringing chamber
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
15–2–111080.5C♯30.75″1955Mears & StainbankFNFC
27–2–6974.0B34.38″1660William III PurdueYYFC
38–3–17862.0A36.00″1622†John WallisYYFC
411–0–1808.0G♯40.25″1596†John WallisYYFC
512–2–16727.5F♯42.38″1784Robert II WellsYYFC
620–1–17647.0E47.88″1624†John Dawton & Richard TuckYYFC
Source: M Smith(RW1977/1056); CBC; GAD; D Cawley; B Hibbert
Contributed by: Martin Smith
Other bells
Bells Edit details
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
Sanctusc1770Robert I WellsY
Details of frames
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
221977Cast ironWhitechapel Bell Foundry8.3.A.h1
11,3,4,5,61977Cast ironWhitechapel Bell Foundry8.3.A.h5.1
Update log
15/07/2022Frame Fr1, Fr2 added; 1-6: turning added [Malcolm Taylor]
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