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| Facilities of Banbury Towers with 3 or more ringable bells A summary of facilities to help you plan your outing. |
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Most towers in this list are ringable for full-circle ringing. Towers in other conditions such as chiming only could be included in this list but generally will not be. They can be found by
clicking here. An explanation of the abbreviations used in the table below can be found be clicking on any underlined column heading. |
| Tower | Dedication | No of Bells |
Weight of Tenor |
Draught | Loud | State | Ringing Chamber Access |
Last Restored |
Facilities | Parking | Other |
| Adderbury | St. Mary | 8 | 24 | Short | 4 | R | Spiral staircase | 1927 |  |
Miserichords | |
| Alkerton | St. Michael | 4 | 6 | C | |||||||
| Banbury | St. John (RC) | 3 | 1½ | UA | |||||||
| Banbury | St. Mary | 10 | 17 | Long with guides |
3 | R | Spiral staircase (56 steps) |
1930 | |
Public Car Parks | |
| Bloxham | Our Lady of Bloxham | 8 | 26¾ | Long with guides |
2 | R | GF | 1956 | By Parish Rooms | Carvings & 3 pubs |
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| Bodicote | St. John the Baptist | 8 | 8¼ | 3 | R | 12 steps Trapdoor |
Behind hall | The Plough Inn | |||
| Broughton | St. Mary | 5 | 17¼ | HD | Broughton Castle | ||||||
| Claydon | St. James the Great | 3 | 6 | R | GF | ||||||
| Cropredy | S.M.V. | 6 | 16 | Long with guides |
2 | R | GF | ~1950 | By village green |
The Red Lion | |
| Deddington | SS. Peter & Paul | 8 | 15¾ | Long with guides |
5 | R | Spiral staircase (46 steps) |
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In village | Large clock pendulum in ringing chamber | |
| Drayton | St. Peter | 3 | 7¼ | R | GF | ||||||
| Duns Tew | St. Mary | 5 | 14½ | 2 | R | GF | By church | The White Horse | |||
| Great Tew | St. Michael | 8 | 22 | Long with guides |
3 | R | GF | By church | Wall painting | ||
| Hanwell | St. Peter | 5 | 7½ | Long | 2 | U | GF | ||||
| Horley | St. Etheldreda | 4 | 8 | Long | 2 | U | GF | ||||
| Hornton | St. John Baptist | 5 | 7½ | U | GF | ||||||
| Kiddington | St. Nicholas | 3 | 7 | R | |||||||
| Little Tew | St. John the Evangelist | 6 | 8 | HD | |||||||
| Lower Heyford | St. Mary | 6 | 7 | 2 | R | Steps Trapdoor to balcony |
By church | The Bell | |||
| Milcombe | St. Lawrence | 3 | 9 | C | |||||||
| Mollington | All Saints | 6 | 4½ | 3 | R | GF | In farmyard | The Green Man | |||
| North Aston | St. Mary | 6 | 6½ | 3 | R | Steps Trapdoor |
by church | ||||
| Rousham | SS. Leonard & James | 6 | 8¼ | 3 | R | GF | |
House Car Park | |||
| Sandford St Martin | St. Martin | 6 | 9 | 3 | R | Narrow spiral staircase | By church | Sloping floor | |||
| Shenington | Holy Trinity | 5 | 9½ | Long | 3 | R | GF | By green | The Bell | ||
| Somerton | St. James | 8 | 12 | Long with guides |
3 | R | GF | On main road by church | |||
| South Newington | St. Peter-ad-Vincula | 5 | 8 | 3 | R | Stairs Trapdoor |
On road | Mediæval wall paintings | |||
| Steeple Aston | SS. Peter & Paul | 8 | 10½ | With guides | 3 | R | Spiral staircase | 1987 | By church | Duckworth memorial | |
| Steeple Barton | St. Mary | 5 | 9¾ | Long | 4 | R | GF | By church | |||
| Swalcliffe | SS. Peter & Paul | 6 | 13½ | 4 | R | Spiral 30 steps | By church Tithe barn |
The Stag’s Head | |||
| Tadmarton | St. Nicholas | 6 | 11¼ | With guides | 3 | R | Stairs (17) Ladder (9) Trapdoor |
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| Upper Heyford | St. Mary | 3 | 8 | R | |||||||
| Wardington | St. Mary Magdelene | 6 | 17 | Long With guides |
2 | R | GF | 1999 | By church | Pubs | |
| Westcot Barton | St. Edward | 3 | 6 | R | GF | ||||||
| Wroxton | All Saints | 5 | 8½ | Long With guides |
3 | R | GF | At side of church | Pubs |
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