Bentley, Hampshire

Bentley
The Bentley Archer
Bentley  Bentley shown within Hampshire
Population	1,116 (2011)
OS grid reference	SU785445
Civil parish	Bentley
District	East Hampshire
Shire county	Hampshire
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	FARNHAM
Postcode district	GU10
Dialling code	01420
Police	Hampshire
Fire	Hampshire
Ambulance	South Central
EU Parliament	South East England
UK Parliament	East Hampshire
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Coordinates: 51°11′38″N 0°52′39″W / 51.19401°N 0.87756°W / 51.19401; -0.87756

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.

There are two pubs in the village: The Star Inn (named after a car)^[1] and The Bull Inn.^[2]

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.^[3]

Twinned with Newton Haven and Royston Vasey 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^[4]
• 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

External links

Media related to Bentley, Hampshire at Wikimedia Commons

Nearest Settlements

	Ewshot	Crondall	Farnham Dippenhall
	Lower Froyle		Rowledge
		Bentley
	Alton	Binsted	Blacknest Tilford

Towns, villages and hamlets in the East Hampshire district
Adhurst Alton Arford Ashley Barford Beech Bentley Bentworth Binsted Blackmoor Blacknest Blendworth Bordean Bordon Bradley Bramshott Bucks Horn Oak Buriton Burkham Catherington Chalton Charlwood Chawton Clanfield Cold Ash Hill Colemore Conford Deadwater Ditcham Durford Wood East Meon East Tisted East Worldham Empshott Farringdon Finchdean Flexcombe Four Marks Froxfield Froxfield Green Froyle Golden Pot Grayshott Greatham Griggs Green Hartley Mauditt Hattingley Hawkley Headley Headley Down High Cross Holt End Holybourne Hollywater Horndean Idsworth Isington Kingsley Kitwood Langrish Lasham Lindford Liphook Liss Liss Forest Longmoor Lovedean Lower Wield Medstead Monkwood Neatham New Copse Newton Valence North Street Nursted Oakhanger Oakshott Passfield Petersfield Pinewood Priors Dean Privett Ramsdean Ropley Ropley Dean Rowland's Castle Selborne Shalden Sheet Sleaford Soldridge South Hay Southrope South Town Standford Stansted Steep Steep Marsh Stroud Tickley Thedden Upper Wield West Liss West Tisted West Worldham Weston Wheatley Whitehill Wivelrod Wyck