Tower details

Place	Yelford S Nicholas & S Swithun
Lieutenancy area	Oxfordshire
Country	England
Historic county	Oxfordshire
Dove tower ID	25081
Rings	2 (chime), tenor 1¼ cwtSee below
Frames	1See below
Grid reference	SP358047
Latitude & longitude	51.73994, -1.48183View on OpenStreetMapList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long	No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode	OX29 7QX
Diocese	Oxford
Church	Church of England
Listed grade	II* by Historic England
Church heritage record	9519

Bells	2 (chime)Edit details
Tenor	1¼ cwt (~140 lb or ~60 kg)
Overhauled	2007 by Whites of Appleton Bells rehung with new fittings for swing-chiming

	Bell	Weight	Nominal	Note	Diameter	Dated	Founder	Canons	Turning	Hanging
	1	¾ cwt			15.50″	1690	Edward Neale			S
	2	1¼ cwt			17.00″	1891	Llewellins & James

	Frame	Bells	Year	Material	Maker	Truss	Layout
	1 [2]	1,2		Stone		9.A	2.X1

[1]Source contributor

F Sharpe, 1952

Published: 23/11/2021

[2]Frame layout

Fr1 layout is two pits side-by-side

Published: 22/04/2024

22/04/2024	Overhaul added; 1,2: weight added; 1: date amended; 2: founder amended [Church guide gives date of Neale bell as 1690 (not 1620), which makes better sense (although this becomes Neale’s latest known bell). Presumably recorded when the bells were rehung in 2007. The lettering on the 1891 bell is that of L&J (identified by CJP) – NOT Warner via Chris Pickford, from personal visit (16/Apr/2024) and citing church guide]
21/04/2024	Frame added [Chris Pickford, personal visit (16/04/2024)]
27/12/2022	1: date amended. Frederick Sharpe received the 1620 date from a Mr L H Chambers and he assumes that Mr Chambers misread it. Frederick Sharpe in his book assumes he meant 1670. The dated side of the bell is proving inaccessible. [David Pearsall]