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Great Somerford, Wiltshire, S Peter & S Paul
Place Great Somerford
S Peter & S Paul
Unitary authority Wiltshire
Lieutenancy area Wiltshire
Country England
Historic county Wiltshire
Dove tower ID 16944
Rings 6 (full-circle ring), tenor 8–0–5 in GSee below
Frames 1See below
Grid reference ST964830
Latitude & longitude 51.54673, -2.05297View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
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Postcode SN15 5JB
Diocese Bristol
Church Church of England
Listed grade I by Historic England
Church heritage record 1513
Also Toilet
Affiliation Gloucester and Bristol Diocesan Association
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 34 performances here, of which 2 were peals and 1 was in the last two years
Ring of 6, tenor 8–0–5 in G
Bells 6 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 8–0–5 (901 lb or 409 kg) in G
Peals View 4 peals in the Felstead Database
Additional information 5th (9-0-7) is heavier than tenor
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
14–0–201302.0E26.50″1984John Taylor & Co (Bellfounders) LtdFFC
23–3–16D28.50″1977Whitechapel Bell FoundryFFC
34–1–26C29.50″1634†? William & John WisemanRFC
44–2–26B31.00″1731Abraham II RudhallYFC
59–0–7A36.50″c1480†Richard Thomas(formerly 'RT')YFC
68–0–5G37.00″1897Llewellins & JamesRFC
Source: GAD; CBC; CJND; A Higson; P Denton(CJP); TimJ(#294)
Contributed by: George Dawson
Details of frame
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
11,2,3,4,5,61975IrokoWhites of Appleton6.A6.1
Contributed by: Tim Jackson
Update log
23/05/2025Toilet added [Geoff Horritt, from personal visit]
02/08/2020Frame Fr1: truss added, layout amended [Tim Jackson via e-mail]
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