St Mary's Church - High Bickington

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The church tower is hung with eight bells and bellringing has been a hobby of many locals over the years as well as entertaining many visiting teams.

The first five bells were installed in 1753, although it is not known if there were bells in the tower prior to this. A sixth bell was added in 1827 and the Octave was completed in 1911.

The bells are inscribed and dated as follows:

Bell number	Inscription	Date
1	GLORY TO GOD IN THE HIGHEST	WE 1753
2	AND ON EARTH PEACE	WE 1753
3	GOOD WILL TO MEN	1911 Re-cast in that year
4	THOS. SCOTT AND MR JOHN SHUTT CHWNS	WNS 1753
5	REV MR JOSHUA WORTH RECTOR	1753
6	ADDED BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION T Mears of London fecit REV W P STANSWELL RECTOR R WEBBER M COOKE CHURCHWARDENS	1827
7	IN MEMORY OF KING EDWARD VII	1911
8	GOD SAVE KING GEORGE V	1911