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Lea, Wiltshire, S Giles
Place Lea
S Giles
Unitary authority Wiltshire
Lieutenancy area Wiltshire
Country England
Historic county Wiltshire
Dove tower ID 17492
Rings 1 (chime), tenor 5 cwt in D♭See below
Grid reference ST957862
Latitude & longitude 51.57540, -2.06317View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
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Postcode SN16 9PB
Diocese Bristol
Church Church of England
Listed grade II by Historic England
Church heritage record 1505
Chime of 1, tenor 5 cwt in D♭
Bells 1 (chime)Edit details
Tenor 5 cwt (~600 lb or ~300 kg) in D♭
Projects & overhauls
1978
Decreased in number from 4 bells
Of the remaining 4 bells, the back 3 were scrapped. The remaining bell is no-longer hung for full-circle ringing.
1961
Converted from full-circle ring and decreased in number from 5 bells
Sometime between 1924 and 1967 the cracked treble was scrapped.
List all
BellWeightFrequencyNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
15 cwtD♭29.00″1663Roger II PurdueYS
Update log
16/01/2026Reduction history noted. [Chris Pickford, Keltek]
14/03/2025Postcode added [ONS data sourced via Doogal website]
23/03/20241: weight, note added; 1: hanging type amended [Nick Bowden visited with DLC 05/03/1987 #006680]
16/05/2021Visited D L Cawley, Mar 1987
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