Stoke St Milborough, Shropshire, S Milburga
| Place | Stoke St Milborough S Milburga |
| Unitary authority | Shropshire |
| Lieutenancy area | Shropshire |
| Country | England |
| Historic county | Shropshire |
| Dove tower ID | 15014 |
| Rings | 8 (full-circle ring), tenor 12–1–11 in GSee below 4 (chime), tenor 10–0–7 in G♯See below Other bellsSee below |
| Frames | 2See below |
| Grid reference | SO566822 |
| Latitude & longitude | 52.43688, -2.63948View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers |
| Satnav lat & long | No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details |
| Postcode | SY8 2EJ |
| Diocese | Hereford |
| Church | Church of England |
| Listed grade | II* by Historic England |
| Church heritage record | 6432 |
| Also | Toilet |
| URLs | http://www.stmilburga.co.uk/ https://hdgb.org/?tower=stoke-st-milborough |
| Affiliation | Hereford Diocesan Guild |
| Performances | Search for performances on BellBoard |
Ring of 8, tenor 12–1–11 in G
| Bells | 8 (full-circle ring)Edit details |
| Tenor | 12–1–11 (1383 lb or 627 kg) in G (765.0 Hz) |
| Practices | Tue |
| Projects & events | 1List |
| Peals | View 17 peals in the Felstead Database |
| Also | Simulator |
| Additional information | Cast in Italy, designed and tuned by UK contractor |
| Bell | Weight | Nominal | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3–1–9 | 1534.0 | G | 24.25″ | 2019 | Allanconi pp Matthew Higby & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 2 | 3–1–19 | 1438.2 | F♯ | 24.88″ | 2019 | Allanconi pp Matthew Higby & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 3 | 3–2–23 | 1283.3 | E | 26.26″ | 2019 | Allanconi pp Matthew Higby & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 4 | 4–0–21 | 1145.3 | D | 27.95″ | 2019 | Allanconi pp Matthew Higby & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 5 | 5–0–25 | 1022.4 | C | 30.47″ | 2019 | Allanconi pp Matthew Higby & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 6 | 6–1–8 | 959.4 | B | 32.40″ | 2019 | Allanconi pp Matthew Higby & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 7 | 8–3–11 | 856.7 | A | 36.10″ | 2019 | Allanconi pp Matthew Higby & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 8 | 12–1–11 | 765.0 | G | 40.43″ | 2019 | Allanconi pp Matthew Higby & Co | F | N | FC |
Chime of 4, tenor 10–0–7 in G♯
| Bells | 4 (chime)Edit details |
| Tenor | 10–0–7 (1127 lb or 511 kg) in G♯ (808.0 Hz) |
| Bell | Weight | Nominal | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5–3–6 | 1080.0 | C♯ | 31.38″ | 1622 | William Clibury | Y | N | |||
| 2 | 6–3–24 | 961.0 | B | 34.25″ | 1637 | Thomas I Clibury | Y | N | |||
| 3 | 8–2–6 | 909.0 | A♯ | 36.38″ | 1637 | Thomas I Clibury | Y | N | |||
| 4 | 10–0–7 | 808.0 | G♯ | 39.50″ | 1637 | Thomas I Clibury | Y | N |
Other bells
| Bells | Edit details |
| Bell | Weight | Nominal | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Service | 2–3–26 | 1444.0 | F♯ | 23.88″ | 1999 | John Taylor Bellfounders Ltd | F | N |
Details of frames
| Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1,2,3,4,Service of other bells | 1637 | Oak | 5.L | 4.2 | |||
| 1 | 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 of 8 | 1999 | Steel | John Taylor & Co | 8.1.B.a | 8.3 |
Notes
[1]Fate of old bells in 2020
Bells 1,4,5,6,7 were retained. 2 (of 8) became 2 (of 6) at Piddinghoe, W Sussex. 3 (of 8) was also intended for Piddinghoe, but once it was found to be cracked, it was scrapped. 8 (of 8) went to Malta. The service bell was traded in to become 1 (of 6) at Piddinghoe.
Published: 27/09/2023
Update log
| 26/09/2020 | fr2: truss added [Tim Jackson via e-mail] |
| 05/09/2020 | fr1: truss,layout added; fr2: layout added; 1-8: frameid amended [Tim Jackson via e-mail] |
| 19/08/2020 | Work to the ringing peal is complete and have been test rung. Work to chime bells ongoing. [Matthew Higby via Email] |
| 08/07/2020 | Restoration work has started in the tower [TimJ info M Higby (#291) via e-mail] |
| 04/07/2020 | ex2,ex3,ex8,Svc: removed; ex1 >> Svc; ex4-ex7 >> c1-c4 [Tim Jackson via e-mail] |
| 31/05/2020 | Nu1-Nu7,8: canons,turning added; frameid amended; [Matthew Higby via 00013789] |
| 31/05/2020 | ex1-ex8: turning added,frameid amended; Sct: t'ing,frameid added [Matthew Higby via 00013789] |
| 30/05/2020 | (Replacement) tenor is no longer 16-2-21 in F# [Matthew Higby via e-mail] |
| 30/05/2020 | 1-8: renamed ex1-ex8; Nu1-Nu8: details added [Tim Jackson via e-mail] |
| 11/01/2020 | Replacement ring now cast and awaiting fittings production [TimJ(#259 info Matthew Higby) via e-mail] |
| 29/05/2019 | Presence of simulator noted [Tower webpage via JCB] |
| 28/05/2019 | URL amended [Ashley Smith (pp Henry Lewis, Tower Captain) via e-mail] |