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Farleigh Hungerford, Somerset, S Leonard
Place Farleigh Hungerford
S Leonard
Unitary authority Somerset
Lieutenancy area Somerset
Country England
Historic county Somerset
Dove tower ID 16223
Rings 6 (full-circle ring), tenor 5–2–22 in CSee below
1 (other bells)See below
Frames 2See below
Grid reference ST799574
Latitude & longitude 51.31560, -2.28862View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode BA2 7RR
Diocese Bath and Wells
Church Church of England
Listed grade II* by Historic England
Church heritage record 223
URL https://bath-wells.org/tower/farleigh-hungerford-st-leonard/
Affiliation Bath and Wells Diocesan Association
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 23 performances here, of which 3 were peals and 1 was in the last two years
Ring of 6, tenor 5–2–22 in C
Bells 6 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 5–2–22 (638 lb or 289 kg) in C (1031.0 Hz)
Practices Tue (see tower website)
Projects & overhauls
2025 by Matthew Higby & Co (major overhaul)
Poor toned tenor replaced; ring augmented to six bells
1999 by Matthew Higby & Co (major overhaul)
Date unknown
List all
Tuned 1999
Peals View 3 peals in the Felstead Database
Also Ground floor ringing chamber
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
1 [1]1–3–211730.020.50″1993John Taylor Bellfounders LtdFNFC
22–2–121542.0G22.00″1999John Taylor Bellfounders LtdFNFC
32–3–271374.0F25.00″1681†Lewis CockeyY8FC
43–3–81296.0E27.00″1885Llewellins & JamesY4FC
54–3–271155.0D29.00″1810James WellsY8FC
6 [2]5–2–221031.0C30.50″1953Gillett & JohnstonFNFC
Source: M Higby(GWM;CJND: Dorset p924); CBC; GWM(Som)
Contributed by: Matthew Higby
Other bells
Bells 1 (other bells)Edit details
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
ex 54–3–31029.0C30.00″1613†Roger I PurdueY4D
Details of frames
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
2 [3]2,ex 52024SteelMatthew Higby & Co8.1.F.g1
11,3,4,5,61999SteelMatthew Higby & Co8.1.B.a5.1
Contributed by: Matthew Higby
Notes

[1]Bell 1/6 history

Bell 1/6 was previously at Tregeare, Cornwall.

Published: 29/09/2025; updated: 30/09/2025

[2]Bell 6/6 history

Bell 6/6 was previously bell 2/6 at Gorran, S Goranus, Cornwall.

Published: 04/09/2025; updated: 30/09/2025

[3]Frame details

Frame Fr2 contains two bells in a single pit, one hung Full-Circle, the other Dead

Published: 02/10/2025

Update log
15/10/2025Project completed [Matthew Higby]
09/10/2025Bell 5/6 (previously bell 4/5) is no longer heavier than the tenor [Ken Webb #009286]
03/10/20251: weight, nominal added; 1,6: diameter, cast year, founder, canons, turning, hanging type, frame number added [Matthew Higby #009216]
02/10/2025Fr1: truss amended; Fr2 added [Matthew Higby]
29/09/20251: bell history note added [Matthew Higby]
12/08/2024New project added [Matthew Higby]
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