Grid Reference:-
151/328637
Postcode:
CV36 5NE
Bell Audio:-
Hear the bells
Guild Affiliation:-
Coventry DG
Peals Rung Here:-
Felstead Database
Sunday Ringing:-
Not known
Practice Night:-
Not known
History Of The Bells
A pleasant village on the south edge of the Diocese. Look for the signpost of the A3400 to "The Wolfords".
It is probably that a ring of six was cast for this church by Richard Keene of Woodstock in in 1689/90 at the cost of Maj. Thomas Keyte. Bells 1, 2 & 4 of this ring remain. The other bells have been recast, in 1752, 1792 and again in 1864, at which point the bells were rehung by Whites of Appleton. The third, fourth and fifth were rehung by Bond of Burford in 1930. At this time their canons were removed and they were quarter turned.
These bells were retuned by Whitechapel and rehung in the existing frame by White's of Appleton in 1991 and therefore go well and sound much better than they previously did. The front 5 have been eighth turned and the tenor quarter turned.
There is some parking in front of the church. This tower is in older editions of Dove's Guide as Wolford.
Details Of The Bells
1 Richard Keene, Woodstock 1690 4-0-02 27.50" 2 Richard Keene, Woodstock 1689 4-0-20 29.25" 3 John Rudhall, Gloucester 1792 5-0-26 32.00 4 Richard Keene, Woodstock 1690 5-3-21 33.375" 5 Matthew Bagley, Chacombe 1752 7-1-18 37.375" 6 George Mears, London 1864 11-3-07 42.375"
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