Bentley | |
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![]() St Mary's parish church | |
Location within
Suffolk | |
Area | 10.89 km2 (4.20 sq mi) |
Population | 776 ( 2011 Census) |
• Density | 71/km2 (180/sq mi) |
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 |
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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 Church of England parish church, [2] a Reformed Baptist church, [3] a Church of England primary school, [4] a pub, [5] a Village Hall [6] and a riding school. [7] A community owned village shop opened in the summer of 2016. [8]
Bentley has a parish council. [9] It has also a forum called Bentley Free Speech [10] that comments on matters relating to the parish council and other village issues. There also an alternative news site called Bentley News, [11] which is managed by a local resident.
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. [12] The branch line also had a short-lived station called Bentley Church (1847-1853). [13] [14]
The main line railway is now (2016) known as the Great Eastern Main Line.
Bentley | |
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![]() St Mary's parish church | |
Location within
Suffolk | |
Area | 10.89 km2 (4.20 sq mi) |
Population | 776 ( 2011 Census) |
• Density | 71/km2 (180/sq mi) |
OS grid reference | TM1136 |
Civil parish |
|
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 |
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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 Church of England parish church, [2] a Reformed Baptist church, [3] a Church of England primary school, [4] a pub, [5] a Village Hall [6] and a riding school. [7] A community owned village shop opened in the summer of 2016. [8]
Bentley has a parish council. [9] It has also a forum called Bentley Free Speech [10] that comments on matters relating to the parish council and other village issues. There also an alternative news site called Bentley News, [11] which is managed by a local resident.
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. [12] The branch line also had a short-lived station called Bentley Church (1847-1853). [13] [14]
The main line railway is now (2016) known as the Great Eastern Main Line.