Bentley, Suffolk
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Bentley is a village and civil parish
in the Babergh
district of Suffolk
, England
. Located a few miles south-west of Ipswich
, in 2005 it had a population of 750.
Bentley has a primary school, a church and a pub, 'The Case is Altered', but it has no shop.
The mainline Ipswich to London railway line passes through Bentley. Many years ago Bentley had its own station
.
Motorcycle scrambles used to be held on farmland at the side of the primary school. Large crowds used to gather to spectate. There is a riding school & stables on its edge.
Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
in the Babergh
Babergh
Babergh is a local government district in Suffolk, England. Its council headquarters is based in Hadleigh, whilst its largest town is Sudbury.The district was formed on 1 April 1974 by the merger of the Borough of Sudbury, Hadleigh urban district, Cosford Rural District, Melford Rural District and...
district of Suffolk
Suffolk
Suffolk is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in East Anglia, England. It has borders with Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south. The North Sea lies to the east...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. Located a few miles south-west of Ipswich
Ipswich
Ipswich is a large town and a non-metropolitan district. It is the county town of Suffolk, England. Ipswich is located on the estuary of the River Orwell...
, in 2005 it had a population of 750.
Bentley has a primary school, a church and a pub, 'The Case is Altered', but it has no shop.
The mainline Ipswich to London railway line passes through Bentley. Many years ago Bentley had its own station
Bentley (Suffolk) railway station
Not to be confused with Great Bentley railway station.Bentley railway station, also known as Bentley Junction, was located in Bentley, Suffolk on the Great Eastern Main Line...
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Motorcycle scrambles used to be held on farmland at the side of the primary school. Large crowds used to gather to spectate. There is a riding school & stables on its edge.