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Headbourne Worthy, Hampshire, S Swithun
Place Headbourne Worthy
S Swithun
Lieutenancy area Hampshire
Country England
Historic county Hampshire
Dove tower ID 17477
Rings 3 (chime), tenor 8 cwt in B♭See below
Frames 1See below
Grid reference SU487319
Latitude & longitude 51.08517, -1.30552View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
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Postcode SO23 7JR
Diocese Winchester
Church Church of England
Listed grade I by Historic England
Church heritage record 14348
Chime of 3, tenor 8 cwt in B♭
Bells 3 (chime)Edit details
Tenor 8 cwt (~900 lb or ~400 kg) in B♭ (951.0 Hz)
Practices Sat (1st) 09:45
Overhauled
1998 by Whitechapel Bell Foundry
Formerly hung for full-circle ringing, bells rehung for swing-chiming in the existing frame
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
14½ cwt1167.5D28.00″c1380†Wokingham foundryY4S
26 cwt1072.0C31.75″c1440†Wokingham foundryY4S
38 cwt951.0B♭35.50″c1440†Wokingham foundryY4S
Details of frame
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
11,2,3c1400†Timber3.D3.1
Update log
14/02/2025Postcode added [ONS data sourced via Doogal website]
16/11/2024Fr1: truss amended, layout added; 1,2: weights added; 1-3: canons added [Information (pictures) provided by Charlotte and Jonathan Smith, local contacts at nearby Kings Worthy. See also Ringing World 1978 p194 (weights)]
12/03/2024Overhaul added [Information taken from W&P Review of Belfry Restoration Activity 1998]
01/11/20221-3: nominal, note added [Recordings taken and analysed by Nick Bowden (2005)]
12/07/20221-3: hanging type added [Tim Jackson from personal visit (25/Sep/2005)]
12/05/2021Visited G P Elphick, Aug 1976
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