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Thenford, Northamptonshire, S Mary V
Place Thenford
S Mary V
Unitary authority West Northamptonshire
Lieutenancy area Northamptonshire
Country England
Historic county Northamptonshire
Dove tower ID 17194
Rings 1 (chime), tenor 5 cwt in C♯See below
3 (other bells)See below
Frames 1See below
Grid reference SP518415
Latitude & longitude 52.06974, -1.24429View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
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Postcode OX17 2BX
Diocese Peterborough
Church Church of England
Listed grade I by Historic England
Church heritage record 10106
Chime of 1, tenor 5 cwt in C♯
Bells 1 (chime)Edit details
Tenor 5 cwt (~600 lb or ~300 kg) in C♯
Projects & overhauls
1973 by Whites of Appleton (major overhaul)
Single bell (previously bell 5/5), hung for stationary chiming in 1953 was scrapped having cracked in 1968; single bell (previously bell 4/5), rehung for lever-chiming.
1953 (major overhaul)
Previously five bells hung for full-circle ringing, bell 5/5 rehung for stationary chiming, remaining bells stood down.
List all
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
15 cwtC♯29.50″1601Bartholomew AttonY4S
Other bells
Bells 3 (other bells)Edit details
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
1G♯25.44″1731Edward HeminsYU
2F♯26.44″1731Edward HeminsYU
3E28.13″1731Edward HeminsYU
Details of frame
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
11Steel8.1.A1
Update log
18/08/2025Postcode added [ONS data sourced via Doogal website]
21/07/20251,Other1-Other3: note added; Other1-Other3: diameter, date amended; 1,ex5: hanging added; ex5: weight, diameter, founder, date, crack added; 1: weight amended; projects amended; frame added [Chris Pickford, from the Taylors archive, from Whites of Appleton records, and citing the Christopher Dalton papers via REMRKS543]
20/02/2022Place undeleted. Historical movement of bells (scrapped, rehung, stored) added. [C J N Dalton and C J Pickford]
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