Bentley, Hampshire

Bentley
The Bentley Archer
Bentley  Bentley shown within Hampshire
Population	1,019 (2001)
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
Police	Hampshire
Fire	Hampshire
Ambulance	South Central
EU Parliament	South East England
UK Parliament	East Hampshire
List of places: UK • England • Hampshire

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

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

Culture

Bentley is most famous for being the location of a Radio 4 and ITV Docu-Drama from the 1990s called The Village (TV Series), following local residents about their daily lives.

The founder of the Scout Movement Robert Baden-Powell lived in Bentley at Pax Hill. Harold Sanderson the owner of the White Star Line learned of the sinking of the Titanic whilst at his home Jenkyn Place in Bentley.

Gallery

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  Hole Lane, Bentley

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  Pax Hill, Bentley

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  Road sign, Bentley

External links

Media related to Bentley, Hampshire at Wikimedia Commons