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Cookbury, Devon, S John Bapt & the Seven Maccabees
Place Cookbury
S John Bapt & the Seven Maccabees
Lieutenancy area Devon
Country England
Historic county Devon
Dove tower ID 17376
Rings 2 (display bells)See below
1 (chime), tenor in C♯See below
Frames 1See below
Grid reference SS407060
Latitude & longitude 50.83195, -4.26336View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
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Postcode EX22 7YF
Diocese Exeter
Church Church of England
Listed grade II* by Historic England
Church heritage record 5061
Display bells
Bells 2 (display bells)Edit details
BellWeightFrequencyNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
ex1D♯26.50″c1570†John I BirdallYU
ex35¾ cwtB31.75″1668†John I [T] PenningtonYU
Chime of 1, tenor in C♯
Bells 1 (chime)Edit details
Tenor note in C♯
Also Ground floor ringing chamber
BellWeightFrequencyNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
1 [1]C♯28.75″1626†W KRD
Source: JGMS notes
Contributed by: [John Scott]
Details of frame
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
1 [2]1 of chimec1699†Timber6.A1
Contributed by: Chris Pickford
Notes

[1]Bell 1/1 history

Bell 1/1 was previously bell 2/3.

Published: 28/09/2025

[2]Frame Fr1 history

Frame Fr1 formerly had three pits; only one pit remains.

Published: 31/05/2024; updated: 10/03/2025

Update log
31/05/2024Ring type amended; frame Fr1: layout added; bell 1/1 (was 2/3): hanging added [David Hird, DAC Bells Advisor, Exeter Diocese. The one bell still hung is fixed for stationary chiming]
20/02/2022Place undeleted; bells 1/3 and 3/3 noted as unhung
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