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Bedford District


Based on Bedford and covering the north of Bedfordshire.  Consists of 38 towers, including a 12 at St. Paul, Bedford and a 10 at All Saints, Kempston.

 

The Bedford District's newsletter, Headstock, is available online from July 2007:

 

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The map below shows the approximate position of towers in the Bedford District.  If you move the mouse over the pointers you can see the place name and number of bells, and if you click on a pointer you are taken to the full information in the table below.  For more detailed information please look on the Dove website.

Bedford St Andrew (8) Bedford St Paul (12) Bedford St Peter (8) Biddenham (8) Bletsoe (6) Bolnhurst (4) Bromham (8) Cardington (8) Carlton (6) Clapham (6) Colmworth (6) Elstow (6) Felmersham (8) Goldington, Bedford (6) Harrold (6) Kempston (10) Keysoe (5) Little Staughton (5) Marston Moretaine (5) unringable Melchbourne (4) Milton Ernest (6) Oakley (6) Odell (6) Pavenham (5) Podington (4) unringable Renhold (6) Riseley (6) Sharnbrook (6) Stagsden (6) Stevington (5) Swineshead (5) Thurleigh (6) Turvey (8) Upper Dean (5) Wilden (5) Wootton (6) Wymington (5) unringable Yeldon (4) unringable Map showing towers in the Bedford District

Towers in the Bedford District

Ref

Tower

Details

Ringing

Map Ref

1

Bedford, St Andrew

St Andrew (8)
5-2-22 in B  

Sun: 10:00, 17:30 ; PN: Thursday 19:45
Contact: Ms Kim Adams

TL057509

2

Bedford, St Paul

St Paul (12)
28-3-6 in D  

Sun: 09:30, 17:45 ; PN: Monday
Contact: Mrs Shelagh Melville

TL049496

3

Bedford, St Peter

St Peter de Merton (8)
12-1-0 in F#  

Sun: 09:30, 17:45 ; PN: Thursday
Contact: Mrs M Cowley

TL051501

4

Biddenham

St James (8)
12-3-18 in G  

Sun: 09:15, 17:15 ; PN: Thursday
Contact: Brian Toyn

TL014499

5

Bletsoe

St Mary (6)
11-2-11 in F#  

Sun: - ; PN: -
Contact: E Bean

TL023583

6

Bolnhurst

St Dunstan (4)
8-0-0 in Bb  GF 

Sun: - ; PN: -
Contact: Rex Whitmore

TL013512

7

Bromham

St Owen (8)
22-3-18 in Eb  

Sun: 10:00 ; PN: Tuesday
Contact: Robert Jones

TL013512

8

Cardington

St Mary (8)
19-1-1 in F  

Sun: 09:45 ; PN: Friday
Contact: Mrs Julie Eddy

TL086479

9

Carlton

St Mary (6)
9-2-7 in Ab  

Sun: 10:30 ; PN: Friday alt with Harrold
Contact: Martin Barratt

SP952549

10

Clapham

St Thomas of Canterbury (6)
5-3-20 in Bb  

Sun: 10:00 ; PN: Tuesday
Contact: JF Woods

TL034525

11

Colmworth

St Denys (6)
9-3-18 in G  GF 

Sun: - ; PN: Wednesday
Contact: Humphrey Chetwynd-Talbot

TL109586

12

Elstow

SS Mary & Helena (6)
8-2-0 in G  

Sun: 10:30, 18:00 ; PN: Friday
Contact: Mrs Miriam Clark

TL049474

13

Felmersham

St Mary (8)
20-2-18 in Eb  

Sun: 09:45 ; PN: Wednesday
Contact: Colin Payne

SP991578

14

Goldington

St Mary (6)
10-2-7 in F#  

Sun: 09:00, 16:30 ; PN: Wednesday
Contact: Mrs Jenny Thompson

TL076510

15

Harrold

St Peter & All Saints (6)
13-0-6 in F#  

Sun: 09:00 ; PN: Friday alt with Carlton
Contact: Martin Barratt

SP954567

16

Kempston

All Saints (10)
17-2-4 in E  

Sun: 09:15, 17:15 ; PN: Wednesday
Contact: Dr Nicola Darwood

TL015480

17

Keysoe

St Mary (5)
14-1-19 in E  GF 

Sun: 09:30 1st only ; PN: Wednesday
Contact: Mrs Joy Mooring

TL073624

18

Little Staughton

All Saints (5)
10-2-20 in G#  AC 

Sun: - ; PN: Friday
Contact: Bernard Hopperton

TL107630

19

Marston Moretaine

St Mary the Virgin (5)
13-2-0 in F  AC unringable

 

SP996412

20

Melchbourne

St Mary Magdalene (4)
12-1-12 in F#  

Sun: - ; PN: -
Contact: Mrs Audrey Lovell

TL028654

21

Milton Ernest

All Saints (6)
9-1-1 in G  

Sun: - ; PN: Tuesday
Contact: Mrs V Lincoln

TL020561

22

Oakley

St Mary (6)
12-0-2 in G  

Sun: 09:00 not 2nd, 10:00 2nd ; PN: Friday
Contact: Mrs Marion Ridgway

TL011530

23

Odell

All Saints (6)
13-1-8 in F#  

Sun: - ; PN: Monday
Contact: Dr Martin Eshelby

SP966580

24

Pavenham

St Peter (5)
8-0-0 in A  

Sun: - ; PN: Wednesday
Contact: Rev DR Bannard-Smith

SP992560

25

Podington

St Mary (4)
9-0-0 in G  unringable

 

SP942627

26

Renhold

All Saints (6)
13-0-15 in F#  

Sun: 10:30, 17:30 ; PN: Tuesday
Contact: Phil Harlow

TL089528

27

Riseley

All Saints (6)
13-1-26 in F  

Sun: 10:45, 17:45 ; PN: Monday
Contact: A Cerasale

TL039631

28

Sharnbrook

St Peter (8)
9-3-5 in F#  

Sun: 09:45, 17:15 ; PN: Tuesday
Contact: Patrick Albon

SP993596

29

Stagsden

St Leonard (6)
10-2-18 in G  GF 

Sun: 10:30 ; PN: Wednesday
Contact: John Brett

SP982491

30

Stevington

St Mary (5)
12-2-0 in F#  GF 

Sun: - ; PN: Thursday
Contact: Rosemary Maclaine

SP990536

31

Swineshead

St Nicholas (5)
2-2-7 in F  

Sun: - ; PN: Monday
Contact: Mrs J Herdan

TL058659

32

Thurleigh

St Peter (6)
14-0-0 in F#  GF 

Sun: - ; PN: Monday
Contact: John Mustoe

TL051584

33

Turvey

All Saints (8)
19-0-20 in E  

Sun: - ; PN: Friday
Contact: D Nightingale

SP940525

34

Upper Dean

All Hallows (5)
9-3-20 in G  GF 

Sun: - ; PN: Thursday
Contact: Mrs L Langley

TL046676

35

Wilden

St Nicholas (5)
11-2-0 in F#  GF 

Sun: - ; PN: Monday
Contact: Mrs C Walker

TL093552

36

Wootton

St Mary (6)
14-3-26 in F  

Sun: - ; PN: Monday
Contact: Richard Reeves

TL003451

37

Wymington

St Lawrence (5)
13-1-22 in F#  GF unringable

 

SP955644

38

Yelden

St Mary (4)
8-0-0 in Bb  GF unringable

 

TL011672


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Last Updated:  09/10/2009

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