Davenham, Cheshire, S Wilfrid
| Place | Davenham S Wilfrid |
| Unitary authority | Cheshire West and Chester |
| Lieutenancy area | Cheshire |
| Country | England |
| Historic county | Cheshire |
| Dove tower ID | 16195 |
| Rings | 6 (full-circle ring), tenor 14 cwt in FSee below |
| Frames | 1See below |
| Grid reference | SJ663712 |
| Latitude & longitude | 53.23712, -2.50627View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers |
| Satnav lat & long | No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details |
| Postcode | CW9 8NQ |
| Diocese | Chester |
| Church group | Church of England |
| Listed grade | II* by Historic England |
| Church heritage record | 2897 |
| URL | https://www.chesterdg.org.uk/individual-towers/davenham-st_wilfrid |
| Affiliation | Chester Diocesan Guild |
| Performances | Search for performances on BellBoardCustomise |
| Peal boards | View peal boards on BellBoard As of last night, BellBoard had images of 5 boards recording performances at this tower 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. |
| Biographies | View the biographies of ringers at this tower on the Central Council Ringing History Hub |
Ring of 6, tenor 14 cwt in F
| Bells | 6 (full-circle ring)Edit details |
| Tenor | 14 cwt (~1570 lb or ~710 kg) in F |
| Practices | PN: by arrangement |
| Peals | View 86 peals in the Felstead Database |
| Bell | Weight | Frequency | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 cwt | D | 29.88″ | 1761 | Thomas Rudhall | Y | 4 | FC | |||
| 2 | 6 cwt | C | 32.00″ | 1761 | Thomas Rudhall | R | 4 | FC | |||
| 3 | 7 cwt | B♭ | 33.38″ | 1826 | Thomas II Mears | Y | 4 | FC | |||
| 4 | 8½ cwt | A | 36.00″ | 1757 | Abel Rudhall | Y | 4 | FC | |||
| 5 | 10 cwt | G | 38.75″ | 1765 | Thomas Rudhall | R | 4 | FC | |||
| 6 | 14 cwt | F | 43.00″ | [1678–1731] | William Noone | Y | 8 | FC |
Details of frame
| Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 | 1886 | Cast iron | John Taylor & Co | 8.3.C.b | 6.4 |
Update log
| 21/12/2025 | Chester DG URL added [Harold Cataquet, Chester DG web master] |
| 27/10/2019 | Frame Fr1: material amended [Tim Jackson via e-mail] |