Bentley, Hampshire

Bentley
240px 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
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 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) 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.

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.

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