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Bentley, Hampshire

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Population
  
1,116 (2011)

Civil parish
  
Bentley

Country
  
England

Shire county
  
Hampshire

District
  
East Hampshire

UK parliament constituency
  
East Hampshire

OS grid reference
  
SU785445

Region
  
South East

Sovereign state
  
United Kingdom

Local time
  
Friday 12:00 PM

Dialling code
  
01420

Bentley, Hampshire

Weather
  
9°C, Wind S at 23 km/h, 95% Humidity

Bentley is a village and civil parish in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. The parish has an area of 2,299 acres (9.30 km2). The village is located just off the A31 road between Farnham and Alton, being about five miles (8 km) southwest of Farnham and six miles (10 km) northeast of Alton. The village is served by its own railway station, which is about one mile (1.6 km) to the south and is actually situated in the parish of Binsted.

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Map of Bentley, UK

There are two pubs in the village: The Star Inn (named after a car) and The Bull Inn.

Culture

Bentley was the location of a Radio 4 and ITV Docu-Drama from the 1990s called The Village, which focused on local residents and their daily lives.

Twinned with Newton Haven the village is proud of its culture.

Notable residents

  • Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell, founder of the Scout Movement, lived in Bentley at Pax Hill
  • Thomas Brand, 3rd Viscount Hampden, hereditary peer
  • Thomas Brand, 4th Viscount Hampden, hereditary peer
  • Sir William Pike, Vice Chief of the Imperial General Staff
  • Harold Sanderson, the owner of the White Star Line, learned of the sinking of the Titanic whilst at his home Jenkyn Place in Bentley.

    • References

    Bentley, Hampshire Wikipedia
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