Bentley, Suffolk
| Bentley | |
|---|---|
 St Mary's parish church | |
  Bentley | |
| Location within Suffolk | |
| Population | 776 (2011 Census) |
| OS grid reference | TM1136 |
| Civil parish |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Ipswich |
| Postcode district | IP9 |
| Dialling code | 01473 |
| Police | Suffolk |
| Fire | Suffolk |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| Website | Bentley Village in Suffolk |
Bentley is a village and civil parish in the Babergh district of Suffolk, England, about 6 miles (10 km) southwest of Ipswich. The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 776.[1]
Bentley has a parish council[2] and a local news site called Bentley News [3] which is managed by a local resident.
Bentley has a Church of England parish church,[4] a Reformed Baptist church,[5] a Church of England primary school,[6] a pub,[7] a Village Hall[8] and a riding school.[9] A community owned village shop opened in the summer of 2016.[10]
The Eastern Union Railway was built through the parish and opened on 15 July 1846. Bentley railway station was about 1⁄2 mile (800 m) east of the village, and served the area until British Railways closed it in 1966. The station was a junction between 1847 and 1965 for the Hadleigh branch line.[11] The branch line also had a short-lived station called Bentley Church (1847-1853).[12][13]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Area: Bentley (Parish): Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
- ↑ "Bentley Parish Council". Archived from the original on 2014-10-24. Retrieved 2017-11-24.
- ↑ "Bentley News". Archived from the original on 2016-12-20. Retrieved 2017-11-24.
- ↑ Archbishops' Council (2015). "St Mary Bentley, Bentley". A Church Near You. Church of England. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
- ↑ "Bentley Reformed Baptist Church". Archived from the original on 2017-09-21. Retrieved 2017-11-24.
- ↑ "Bentley CEVC Primary School". Archived from the original on 2016-03-08. Retrieved 2017-11-24.
- ↑ The Case is Altered
- ↑ Bentley Village Hall (Suffolk) Archived 2016-12-20 at the Wayback Machine is the main Hub of the village activities
- ↑ Bentley Riding School
- ↑ Bentley Stores
- ↑ Mitchell, Vic (June 2011). Branch Lines to Harwich and Hadleigh. Midhurst: Middleton Press. Historical Background. ISBN 978-1-908174-02-4.
- ↑ Richard S, Joby (January 2000). "Brassey, Bruff, Locke and the Norwich Extension". Great Eastern Journal. 101: 26.
- ↑ Moffat, Hugh (1987). East Anglia's first railways. Lavenham: Terence Dalton Limited. pp. 176–180. ISBN 0-86138-038-X.
Other websites
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- Bentley News Archived 2016-12-20 at the Wayback Machine
- Bentley Parish Council Archived 2014-10-24 at the Wayback Machine
- Bentley Riding School
- Bentley Village Hall (Suffolk) Archived 2016-12-20 at the Wayback Machine
- Bentley Village in Suffolk Archived 2016-12-20 at the Wayback Machine
- The Case is Altered
- Bentley Stores community shop