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St. Mary the Virgin, Chilton, Bucks
Central Bucks branch of the ODG
St. Mary the Virgin, Chilton
St. Mary the Virgin, Chilton©DB May 2005
Dedication: St. Mary the Virgin, Chilton The Bells (3) 7-3-14. The ropes fall in a straight line.

Access to ringing chamber: Ground floor

Most of the bell information below comes from John E. Hearn The Rings and Chimes Of Buckinghamshire Churches, page 47.
The inscriptions are from A.H.Cocks The Church Bells of Buckinghamshire, page 349.

A ring of 3; tenor 8-1-0#, diameter 36”
Bell Weight
cwt-qr-lb		 Diameter
(inches)		 Date
cast		 Founder Foundry
location		 Inscription
treble 5-1-0# 29½ 1686 Richard Keene Woodstock 1686
2 6-1-0# 32 1686 Richard Keene Woodstock 1686
tenor 8-1-0# 34½ 1685 Richard Keene Woodstock THOMAS SANDERS WILLIAM SANDERS C W 1686
sanctus 1-0-0# 16½ 1685 Richard Keene Woodstock [no inscription]

Notes:

  1. The tenor weight of 7-3-14 comes from Dove
Church Architecture

Church from south
©KNS Feb 2005
View of the church from the south.


Travel Details: OS Grid Ref: SP687116

Local points of interest for non ringers:

( SJ**H ) Chilton House, Georgian mansion with plasterwork 4m N of Thame. Antique clock built by William Lawrence of Thame ~1756, see page 136 Beeson
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