Bentley, Suffolk
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 Bentley
Bentley shown within Suffolk |
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| Population | 776 (2011 Census) |
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| OS grid reference | SM1136 |
| Civil parish | Bentley |
| District | Babergh |
| Shire county | Suffolk |
| Region | East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Ipswich |
| Postcode district | IP9 |
| Dialling code | 01473 |
| Police | Suffolk |
| Fire | Suffolk |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| EU Parliament | 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 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] There is no village shop.
Bentley has a parish council.[8] It has also a forum called Bentley Free Speech [9] that comments on matters relating to the parish council and other village issues.. There also an alternative news site called Bentley News [10] which is managed by a local resident.
The Eastern Union Railway was built through the parish and opened in 1849. Bentley railway station was about Lua error in Module:Convert at line 452: attempt to index field 'titles' (a nil value). east of the village, and served the area until British Railways closed it in 1966. The railway is now the Great Eastern Main Line.
There used to be motorcycle scrambles events on farmland beside the primary school, which attracted crowds of spectators.[citation needed]
References
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- ↑ Bentley Reformed Baptist Church
- ↑ Bentley CEVC Primary School
- ↑ The Case is Altered
- ↑ Bentley Village Hall (Suffolk)
- ↑ Bentley Riding School
- ↑ Bentley Parish Council
- ↑ [http://bentleyfreespeech.freeforums.org Bentley Free Speech]
- ↑ Bentley News
External links
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- [http://bentleyfreespeech.freeforums.org Bentley Free Speech]
- Bentley News
- Bentley Parish Council
- Bentley Riding School
- Bentley Village Hall (Suffolk)
- Bentley Village in Suffolk
- The Case is Altered
