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List of towers

Listing the 27 collections of bells (including miscellaneous bells) which include one or more bells which were cast by London ('Balcombe shield'). Click on place name for fuller details.

| Plot all results on a map | Download as CSV (CC BY-SA 4.0) or as a county list (PDF) | Chart by tenor weight or tenor nominal | Summary by number of bells, region or founder | List included bells | Download results as POIs for SatNav

#Dove’s Guide EntryGrid Ref
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1Abbess Roding, Essex, S Edmund K&M (GF).
3 U/R (full-circle ring), 4 cwt (~200 kg) in E♭. Unringable; ropes fall in a straight line; no slider(s).
TL571114Map
2Adisham, Kent, Holy Innocents.
4 U/R (full-circle ring), 7¼ cwt (~370 kg) in B♭. Bell hung dead: 4; bells not hung: 1-3; unringable.
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3Angersleigh, Somerset, S Michael (T).
6 (full-circle ring), 12–0–5 (612 kg) in A♭.
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4Astwood, Buckinghamshire, S Peter (GF).
3 U/R (full-circle ring), 10 cwt (~510 kg) in G. Church closed; unringable.
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5Bradwell, Buckinghamshire, S Lawrence (T).
(other bells).
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6Chesterton, Cambridgeshire, S Michael (GF).
3 U/R (full-circle ring), 8 cwt (~410 kg) in B♭. Unringable; anticlockwise; tuning: 1-3 of 4.
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7Donhead St Andrew, Wiltshire, S Andrew.
4 (full-circle ring), 8–0–1 (407 kg) in A. Ringing currently not permitted due to the condition of the floor between the bell chamber and the ringing chamber; anticlockwise.
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8Downham, Lancashire, S Leonard.
5 (full-circle ring), 12–3–0 (648 kg) in G.
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9Eastwick, Hertfordshire, S Botolph (GF).
3 (full-circle ring), 6½ cwt (~330 kg) in B. Ropes fall in a straight line; tuning: 1-3 of 5.
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10Ellington, Cambridgeshire, All Saints.
4 (full-circle ring), 9–0–19 (466 kg) in A. Anticlockwise.
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11Fordington, Dorset, S George (T).
8 (full-circle ring), 13–0–27 (673 kg) in G. Tue 19:00.
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12Great Burstead, Essex, S Mary Magd.
5 U/R (full-circle ring), 9 cwt (~460 kg) in A. One bell (or more) cracked or broken; unringable; anticlockwise.
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13Great Waltham, Essex, S Mary & S Lawrence (T).
8 (full-circle ring), 22–2–18 (1151 kg) in E♭. Ellacombe apparatus; chiming barrel (disused).
TL695134Map
14Ightham, Kent, S Peter (T).
6 (full-circle ring), 7–0–22 (366 kg) in A. Ellacombe apparatus. Mon.
TQ594569Map
15Margaretting, Essex, S Margaret (GF, T).
5 (full-circle ring), 10–1–20 (530 kg) in A♭. Mon (with exceptions).
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16Orton Longueville, Cambridgeshire, Holy Trinity.
2 (chime).
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17South Benfleet, Essex, S Mary V (T).
6 (full-circle ring), 11–3–14 (603 kg) in G. Tue (2nd, 4th).
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18South Hinksey, Oxfordshire, S Lawrence.
1 (other bells).
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19Stansted, Kent, S Mary V (T).
6 (full-circle ring), 5–3–21 (302 kg) in B. Tue.
TQ607621Map
20Stelling, Kent, S Mary (GF).
3 U/R (full-circle ring), 7¼ cwt (~370 kg) in C. Unringable.
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21Tansor, Northamptonshire, S Mary (GF).
3 U/R (full-circle ring), 7 cwt (~360 kg) in A. One bell (or more) cracked or broken; unringable; anticlockwise.
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22Tingewick, Buckinghamshire, S Mary Magd (T).
5 (full-circle ring), 14 cwt (~710 kg) in G. Tuning: (approx) 1-5 of 6.
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23Twywell, Northamptonshire, S Nicholas (GF).
6 (full-circle ring), 6–3–23 (353 kg) in B. 5th (7-0-0) is heavier than tenor.
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24Westmill, Hertfordshire, S Mary V (GF).
6 (full-circle ring), 6–2–19 (339 kg) in A. 4th (8-1-3) is heavier than tenor. Wed (see tower website).
TL369271Map
25Weston Turville, Buckinghamshire, S Mary V (GF, T).
6 (full-circle ring), 14–2–22 (747 kg) in F♯. Thu.
SP859102Map
26Widford, Hertfordshire, S John Bapt (GF).
6 (full-circle ring), 7–0–25 (367 kg) in A♭. Mon.
TL413158Map
27Wychling, Kent, S Margaret.
2 (chime).
TQ915557Map
Showing all 27 collections of bells (including miscellaneous bells)
| Plot all results on a map | Download as CSV (CC BY-SA 4.0) or as a county list (PDF) | Chart by tenor weight or tenor nominal | Summary by number of bells, region or founder | List included bells | Download results as POIs for SatNav
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