Weston Turville was first documented as Westone (west farmstead) in 1086, with the manorial affix from the de Turvile family, here from the 12th century and a documentation as Westone Turvile in 1302. The village is situated almost equidistant between Aylesbury to the north and Wendover to the south. The 13th century Grade 1 Listed parish church is situated on the eastern fringe of the village, being constructed on the site of the original 12th century church, the font of which survives in the present interior. The bells are rung from a ground floor chamber, with the current treble added in 2000, having been cast at Whitechapel. The back three bells were also cast at London foundries between the late 15th century and early 17th century. The second bell is from 1700, from what was the nearby foundry in Drayton Parslow (Richard III Chandler). The earliest bell is the third, around 1400 and from the Wokingham foundry. Wendover see Saturday 8th May 2004 for details of location and tower. Note that the bells have been augmented since that time - 2007, Whitechapel. Ellesborough (hills where asses are pastured - noted as Esenberge 1086) is situated at the easternmost extreme of the Chilterns, with the parish church to the south of the village and standing at the foot of Beacon Hill which also overlooks the Chequers Court Estate on the other side. The Grade 1 listed 16th century manor house has, since 1921, been used by successive Prime Ministers as their residence away from 10 Downing Street, often when entertaining visiting world leaders. The parish now incorporates the hamlets of Butler's Cross, Chalkshire and Dunsmore. The church dates to the 15th century, although its exterior was re-faced during Victorian times, with the interior containing several significant 17th century wall monuments. The strikingly elongated tower contains six bells, all of which were cast at the Whitechapel foundry, the back five in 1823 and the treble in 1870. There are a number of specially made apparatuses within the ringing chamber, such as the key-safe and the bell ties. We rang a quarter peal here in 2017 and all those for whom this was their first visit agreed these are an excellent set of bells to ring. Hugh Deam

Chalgrove see Monday 19th April 2010 for details. Brightwell Baldwin see Monday 28th April 2008 for details of location and tower. The Waterfront Cafe is situated, as the name suggests, alongside the River Thames on the A4074 and just a couple of minutes walk from the church at Benson. The menu was just as extensive as our last time here, with everyone in our group ordering something different from the menu. Benson This was our second visit here (previously Saturday 24th January 2015) since the bells were rehung in a clockwise configuration in 2009, having originally been counter clockwise. See Saturday 6th May 2000 for full details of location and tower. Hugh Deam