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Bridgetown, Devon, S John
Place Bridgetown
S John
Lieutenancy area Devon
Country England
Historic county Devon
Dove tower ID 18649
Rings 2 (chime), tenor 6–1–20 in CSee below
Grid reference SX808602
Latitude & longitude 50.43012, -3.67900View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
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Postcode TQ9 5AJ
Diocese Exeter
Church Church of England
Listed grade II by Historic England
Church heritage record 5174
Chime of 2, tenor 6–1–20 in C
Bells 2 (chime)Edit details
Tenor 6–1–20 (720 lb or 327 kg) in C (1033.0 Hz)
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
122.00″1680†Mordecai CockeyYD
26–1–201033.0C32.13″1947Gillett & JohnstonFFC
Notes

[1]Church and bell history

The church was gutted by fire in 1976 and rebuilt. Bell 2/2 was hung for ringing full-circle with wheel and stay but is now derelict, the woodwork burnt away, the bell badly cracked, and its tone completely destroyed

Published: 27/05/2025; updated: 27/05/2025

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27/05/20251: canons added; 2: cracked added; 1,2: hanging added; tower and bell history note added [John Adams, citing T&B Devon, Scott]
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