Teams Roll of Honour

The Major Final is the premier final for towers with six (or fewer) bells. Until 1946 this was the only six bell competition organised by the Devon Association, but as such a large number of teams entered in that year it was decided that from 1947 there would be two qualifying rounds, one for north Devon and the other for south Devon, from which the top five teams in each would progress to this final. From 2002 the teams placed first and second in the Minor Final also progressed into this event.

Year	Venue	Winner
1925	Zeal Monachorum	North Tawton
1926	Not contested
1927	Moretonhampsted	Lustleigh
1928	South Tawton	Lapford
1929	Zeal Monachorum	Burrington
1930	Ashreigney	Lapford
1931	Lustleigh	Kings Nympton
1932	Lapford	Burrington
1933	Burrington	Roborough
1934	Swimbridge	Roborough
1935	Kingskerswell	Plymtree
1936	Kings Nympton	Burrington
1937	Yealmpton	Atherington
1938	Morchard Bishop	Roborough
1939	West Alvington	Fremington
1940-45	Not contested, World War II
1946	Monkleigh	Swimbridge
1947	Atherington	Swimbridge
1948	North Bovey	Heanton Punchardon
1949	Lapford	Chawleigh
1950	Newton St Cyres	West Alvington
1951	Langtree	Down St Mary
1952	Stoke Fleming	St Giles in the Wood
1953	Weare Giffard	West Down
1954	Whimple	West Down
1955	Great Torrington	Down St Mary
1956	Coffinswell	Down St Mary
1957	Landkey	West Down
1958	Plymtree	West Down
1959	Morchard Bishop	Down St Mary
1960	Bridford	Down St Mary
1961	Shirwell	West Alvington
1962	Yealmpton	West Down
1963	Bow	West Down
1964	Christow	West Down
1965	Poughill	Plymstock
1966	Plymouth, St Budeaux	West Down
1967	Ilfracombe, Holy Trinity	West Down
1968	Bishopsteignton	Plymstock
1969	Burrington	West Alvington
1970	Dartmouth, St Petrox	West Down
1971	Bow	Plymstock
1972	Modbury	West Down
1973	Plymtree	Swimbridge
1974	Whimple	Down St Mary
1975	Bratton Fleming	West Down
1976	Meavy	West Alvington
1977	Ashreigney	Plymstock
1978	Newton Ferrers	Plymstock
1979	Bradford	West Alvington
1980	Dunsford	Eggbuckland
1981	Colebrooke	Down St Mary
1982	Bigbury	Eggbuckland
1983	Lapford	Eggbuckland
1984	East Portlemouth	Eggbuckland
1985	Burrington	Molland
1986	Whitchurch	Eggbuckland
1987	Kentisbeare	West Down
1988	Diptford	Down St Mary
1989	Spreyton	Eggbuckland
1990	Ideford	Eggbuckland
1991	Sandford	Eggbuckland
1992	Widecombe in the Moor	Eggbuckland
1993	Exbourne	Eggbuckland
1994	Modbury	Eggbuckland
1995	South Tawton	South Brent
1996	Bere Ferrers	Mortehoe
1997	Swimbridge	Eggbuckland
1998	Salcombe	South Brent
1999	Morebath	Eggbuckland
2000	Churchstow	Molland
2001	Not contested, foot and mouth disease
2002	Shirwell	Eggbuckland
2003	Staverton	Eggbuckland
2004	Langtree	Eggbuckland
2005	Meavy	Eggbuckland
2006	Westleigh	Dunsford
2007	Blackawton	Eggbuckland
2008	Zeal Monachorum	South Brent
2009	Lustleigh	Eggbuckland
2010	Littleham	Eggbuckland
2011	West Alvington	Eggbuckland
2012	Down St Mary	Stoke Gabriel
2013	Cornwood	Eggbuckland
2014	Sampford Courtenay	Eggbuckland
2015	Kenton	Eggbuckland
2016	Bampton	Eggbuckland
2017	Dunsford	South Brent
2018	Ashreigney	Ideford
2019	Lydford	Combeinteignhead
2020	Not contested, Covid-19 pandemic

The Devon 8-Bell is the only competition for towers with 8 or more bells that is organised by the Devon Association. It has been run since 1928.

Year	Venue	Winner
1928	Alphington	North Tawton
1929	Great Torrington	Highweek
1930	High Bickington	Chittlehampton
1931	Ashburton	Wolborough
1932	North Tawton	Wolborough
1933	Chittlehampton	Wolborough
1934	Wolborough	North Tawton
1935	Winkleigh	Great Torrington
1936	Bovey Tracey	Wolborough
1937	Bideford	High Bickington
1938	Chudleigh	Winkleigh
1939	Ugborough	Great Torrington
1940-1945	Not contested, World War II
1946	High Bickington	Wolborough
1947	Broadclyst	Bideford
1948	Chudleigh	Wolborough
1949	South Molton	Bideford
1950	Buckland Monachorum	Bideford
1951	High Bickington	North Tawton
1952	Exminster	Bideford
1953	Broadclyst	Bideford
1954	Holsworthy	Bideford
1955	Bideford	South Molton
1956	Alphington	South Molton
1957	Witheridge	North Tawton
1958	Ipplepen	North Tawton
1959	Bideford	North Tawton
1960	Berry Pomeroy	Witheridge
1961	Chittlehampton	Great Torrington
1962	Torquay, Upton	Barnstaple
1963	Great Torrington	Witheridge
1964	Chagford	Witheridge
1965	South Molton	Witheridge
1966	Bovey Tracey	North Tawton
1967	Newton St Cyres	Kingsteignton
1968	Dawlish	Kingsteignton
1969	Braunton	Kingsteignton
1970	Revelstoke	Kingsteignton
1971	Pilton	North Tawton
1972	Plympton St Mary	North Tawton
1973	High Bickington	North Tawton
1974	Chudleigh	North Tawton
1975	Holsworthy	North Tawton
1976	Plympton St Maurice	North Tawton
1977	North Tawton	Buckland in the Moor
1978	Christow	North Tawton
1979	Tavistock	North Tawton
1980	Exminster	North Tawton
1981	Hatherleigh	Plymstock
1982	Buckfastleigh	Buckland in the Moor
1983	Okehampton	North Tawton
1984	Buckland Monachorum	Buckland in the Moor
1985	Combe Martin	Chittlehampton
1986	Ipplepen	Buckland in the Moor
1987	Thoverton	North Tawton
1988	Plymouth, Emmanuel	Buckland in the Moor
1989	Chulmleigh	North Tawton
1990	East Budleigh	Kingsteignton
1991	North Tawton	Kingsteignton
1992	Dartmouth, St Saviour	Kingsteignton
1993	Winkleigh	Kingsteignton
1994	Moretonhampted	Kingsteignton
1995	Georgeham	North Tawton
1996	Chagford	Kingsteignton
1997	High Bickington	Kingsteignton
1998	Christow	Kingsteignton
1999	Barnstaple	Tavistock
2000	Ashburton	Buckland in the Moor
2001	Not contested, foot and mouth disease
2002	North Tawton	Kingsteignton
2003	Buckland Monachorum	Kingsteignton
2004	Winkleigh	Kingsteignton
2005	Widecombe in the Moor	Kingsteignton
2006	Luppit	Kingsteignton
2007	East Budleigh	Kingsteignton
2008	Huntsham	Kingsteignton
2009	Ipplepen	Kingsteignton
2010	Great Torrington	Kingsteignton
2011	Buckland in the Moor	Kingsteignton
2012	Chittlehampton	Kingsteignton
2013	Exeter, St David	Kingsteignton
2014	Ilfracombe, Holy Trinity	Kingsteignton
2015	North Tawton	Kingsteignton
2016	Dartmouth, St Saviour	Exeter Cathedral
2017	South Molton	Kingsteignton
2018	Stoke Fleming	Kingsteignton
2019	Georgeham	Kingsteignton
2020	Not contested, Covid-19 pandemic

Introduced following the 1946 season, the South Devon Qualifier is open to towers with 6 bells that are in the south Devon deaneries. The top five teams progress to the Major final and, since 1971, the teams placed 6th to 10th progress to the Minor final.

Year	Venue	Winner
1947	Plymstock
1948	Lustleigh
1949	Whimple
1950	Widecombe in the Moor
1951	Kenton
1952	Talaton
1953	Newton Ferrers
1954	South Milton
1955	Kenn
1956	Galmpton	West Alvington
1957	Pinhoe	Bigbury
1958	East Allington	West Alvington
1959	Dittisham	West Alvington
1960	Dunsford	Kenn
1961	Broadhempston	West Alvington
1962	Diptford	Kenn
1963	Lydford	Bigbury
1964	Ermington	Plymstock
1965	Bickington	West Alvington
1966	Stokenham	West Alvington B
1967	Stoke Fleming	Kenn
1968	Modbury	Kenn
1969	West Charleton	West Alvington
1970	Ide	Plymstock
1971	South Milton	Plymstock
1972	Drewsteignton	Plymstock
1973	Throwleigh	Plymstock
1974	Lamerton	West Alvington
1975	Coffinswell	Stoke Gabriel
1976	Thurlestone	Plymstock
1977	Blackawton	Plymstock
1978	East Allington	Plymstock
1979	Collaton St Mary	West Alvington
1980	Colaton Raleigh	West Alvington
1981	Malborough	Lamerton
1982	Milton Abbot	Eggbuckland
1983	Broadhempston	Eggbuckland
1984	Holne	Eggbuckland
1985	Lydford	West Alvington
1986	Stoke Fleming	Eggbuckland
1987	Kenton	Eggbuckland
1988	Bridestowe	Stoke Gabriel
1989	Clyst St George	West Alvington
1990	Kingskerswell	Eggbuckland
1991	Belstone	Eggbuckland
1992	Walkhampton	Eggbuckland
1993	Yealmpton	Eggbuckland
1994	Cornworthy	Eggbuckland
1995	Stokenham	Eggbuckland
1996	Stokeinteignhead	Eggbuckland
1997	Drewsteignton	Eggbuckland
1998	Lustleigh	South Brent
1999	Marldon	Eggbuckland
2000	Ideford	Eggbuckland
2001	Not contested, foot and mouth disease
2002	Kingston	Eggbuckland
2003	Dodbrooke	Eggbuckland
2004	Loddiswell	Eggbuckland
2005	Diptford	Dunsford
2006	Churston Ferrers	Eggbuckland
2007	Colaton Raleigh	Eggbuckland
2008	Newton Ferrers	Eggbuckland
2009	Whimple	Eggbuckland
2010	Slapton	Eggbuckland
2011	Dunsford	South Brent
2012	Sheepstor	Eggbuckland
2013	Yealmpton	Eggbuckland
2014	Feniton	Eggbuckland
2015	Plymouth, St Budeaux	Eggbuckland
2016	Chivelstone	Eggbuckland
2017	Tedburn St Mary	Shaugh Prior
2018	Manaton	Shaugh Prior
2019	Combe Raleigh	Shaugh Prior
2020	Not contested, Covid-19 pandemic

Introduced following the 1946 season, the North Devon Qualifier is open to towers with 6 bells that are in the north Devon deaneries. The top five teams progress to the Major final and, since 1971, the teams placed 6th to 10th progress to the Minor final.

Year	Venue	Winner
1947	Plymtree
1948	Buckland Brewer
1949	Chawleigh
1950	Landkey
1951	Swimbridge	West Down
1952	Bishops Nympton	West Down
1953	Halberton	St Giles in the Wood
1954	Kentisbury	West Down
1955	Bow	Down St Mary
1956	Alwington	Down St Mary
1957	Atherington	Down St Mary
1958	Coldridge	West Down
1959	Merton	West Down
1960	Down St Mary	West Down
1961	Hartland	West Down
1962	Swimbridge	West Down
1963	Kentisbeare	Swimbridge
1964	Monkleigh	Down St Mary
1965	Molland	West Down/Down St Mary
1966	Bickleigh	Swimbridge
1967	Landkey	Down St Mary
1968	South Tawton	West Down
1969	Bratton Fleming	West Down
1970	Black Torrrington	West Down
1971	Bishops Nympton	West Down
1972	Talaton	Swimbridge
1973	Bridestowe	Down St Mary
1974	Chawleigh	West Down
1975	Alwington	West Down
1976	Heanton Punchardon	West Down
1977	Sampford Courtenay	Swimbridge
1978	Tiverton, St Paul	Plymtree
1979	Knowstone	Down St Mary
1980	Exbourne	Down St Mary
1981	Broadwoodkelly	Swimbridge
1982	East Anstey	Down St Mary
1983	South Tawton	Down St Mary
1984	West Buckland	Down St Mary
1985	Iddesleigh	Down St Mary
1986	Spreyton	Down St Mary
1987	Shirwell	West Down
1988	St Giles in the Wood	West Down
1989	Inwardleigh	Swimbridge
1990	Coldridge	West Down
1991	Broadwoodkelly	Molland
1992	Parkham	West Down
1993	Buckland Brewer	Swimbridge
1994	Bratton Clovelly	Colebrooke
1995	Littleham	Colebrooke
1996	Black Torrrington	West Down
1997	Roborough	West Down
1998	Weare Giffard	West Down
1999	Bradford	West Down
2000	Morchard Bishop	Molland
2001	Not contested, foot and mouth disease
2002	Broadwoodkelly	Mortehoe
2003	Clovelly	Littleham
2004	St Giles in the Wood	Mortehoe
2005	West Worlington	Burrington
2006	Goodleigh	Mortehoe
2007	Bishops Nympton	Burrington
2008	East Worlington	Mortehoe
2009	Yarnscombe	Burrington
2010	Bow	Burrington
2011	Shirwell	Burrington
2012	Welcombe	Burrington
2013	Stoodleigh	Burrington
2014	Goodleigh	West Down
2015	Bishop’s Nympton	Burrington
2016	Bradworthy	Down St Mary
2017	Bishop’s Tawton	Down St Mary
2018	St Giles in the Wood	Burrington
2019	Ashwater	Down St Mary
2020	Not contested, Covid-19 pandemic

The Minor Final was first held in 1971, as a way to allow more teams from the two qualifiers to compete again. Initially the event was held after the Major Final, but for the 2002 season the dates were swapped over so the top two teams in this final could be rewarded with places in the Major Final.

Year	Venue	Winner
1971	Kenn	Ide
1972	Clovelly
1973	Kingsteignton	Yarnscombe
1974	Morchard Bishop	South Tawton
1975	Kenn
1976	Clyst Hydon
1977	Lydford	Eggbuckland
1978	Shebbear (?)
1979	West Alvington	Kenn
1980	West Down
1981	Belstone
1982	Black Torrington
1983	Meavy
1984	Westleigh
1985	Holcombe Rogus
1986	Molland	Broadhempston
1987	Dean Prior	South Brent
1988	Ashreigney	Eggbuckland
1989	Otterton	Lamerton
1990	Weare Gifford	Stoke Gabriel
1991	Throwleigh	South Brent
1992	Pinhoe	Dunsford
1993	Lympstone	Stoke Gabriel
1994	Welcombe	Stoke Gabriel
1995	Blackawton	Broadhempston
1996	Ashreigney
1997	Uplyme
1998	Whimple	Stoke Gabriel
1999	South Milton
2000	Zeal Monachorum
2001	Not contested, foot and mouth disease
2002	Chardstock	Dunsford
2003	Littleham	Stoke Gabriel
2004	Offwell	Black Torrington
2005	Monkleigh	Collaton St Mary
2006	Kenn	West Alvington
2007	Shebbear	South Brent
2008	Cornwood	Dunsford
2009	West Down	Burrington B
2010	Ilsington	Lamerton
2011	Mortehoe	Down St Mary
2012	Broadhemspton	Exeter, St Petrock
2013	Weare Gifford	Broadhempston
2014	Kenn	Mortehoe
2015	Halberton	East Anstey
2016	Kilmington	Stoke Gabriel
2017	Clawton	Ide
2018	Bishopsteignton	Holbeton
2019	Swimbridge	Dunsford
2020	Not contested, Covid-19 pandemic

The Devon Association has held an event for novice teams, those where the majority of the ringers are not regular competitors in other competitions, since 1999. This popular event holds sections for round ringing, half of the sixty on thirds peal from the stay, and since 2020 and intermediate event where teams are asked to ring the full peal with a rise and lower, but each part of the peal is judged seperately. Notably, the Novice competition was the last event held in Devon before the Covid-19 pandemic halted ringing.

Year	Venue	Round ringing	Call changes	Intermediate
1999	Throwleigh	Silverton	Chivelstone
2000	Dunsford	Dartmouth, Townstal	Dartmouth, St Saviour
2001	Not contested, foot and mouth disease
2002	Belstone?	Plympton, St Mary	Monkleigh
2003	Christow	Exeter, Alphington	Dartmouth, St Saviour
2004	Holcombe Burnell	Petersmarland	Dolton
2005		Little Torrington	Little Torrington
2006	Tedburn St Mary	Moretonhampstead	Inwardleigh
2007	Ide	Burrington	Morebath
2008	Drewsteignton	Yarcombe	South Brent
2009	Lydford	Chagford	Torquay, Upton
2010	Sandford	Chagford	Torquay, Upton
2011	Holne	Berrynarbor	Shaugh Prior
2012	Rewe	Exeter, St David	Torquay, Upton
2013	North Bovey	Berrynarbor	South Pool
2014	Zeal Monachorum	Exeter, St David	Dolton
2015	South Brent	Dartmouth	Mortehoe
2016	East Ogwell	Chagford	Exeter, St David
2017	Burrington	St Giles in the Wood	Salcombe
2018	Black Torrington	Kingsteignton	Kingsteignton
2019	Ideford	Kingsteignton	Chagford
2020	High Bickington	not contested	Kingsteignton	Kingsteington
2021	Not contested, Covid-19 pandemic