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词条 Bentley, Hampshire
释义

  1. Culture

  2. Notable residents

  3. References

  4. External links

{{Infobox UK place
|country= England
|static_image_name= The Bentley Archer, Hampshire, England.jpg
|static_image_caption= The Bentley Archer
|coordinates = {{coord|51.19401|-0.87756|display=inline,title}}
|official_name= Bentley
|population= 1,116
|population_ref= (2011)
|civil_parish= Bentley
|shire_district= East Hampshire
|shire_county= Hampshire
|region= South East England
|constituency_westminster= East Hampshire
|post_town= FARNHAM
|postcode_district= GU10
|postcode_area= GU
|dial_code= 01420
|os_grid_reference= SU785445
}}

Bentley is a village and civil parish in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. The parish has changed little over centuries and currently measures {{convert|2299|acre|km2}}. The village is south of the A31 road between Farnham and Alton, about five miles (8 km) southwest of Farnham and six miles (10 km) northeast of Alton. The village is served by Bentley railway station, which is about one mile (1.6 km) to the south, in the parish of Binsted against Alice Holt Forest.

There are two pubs in the village: The Star Inn (named after a car)[1] and The Bull Inn.[2]

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.[3]

Twinned with Newton Haven the village is proud of its culture.

Notable residents

  • Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell, founder of the Scout Movement, lived in Bentley at Pax Hill[4]
  • Sir William Pike, Vice Chief of the Imperial General Staff
  • Harold Sanderson, the owner of the White Star Line, learned of the sinking of the Titanic whilst at his home Jenkyn Place in Bentley.

References

1. ^The Star Inn, Bentley
2. ^The Bull Inn, Bentley
3. ^The Village TV Series
4. ^Robert Baden-Powell {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100803000844/http://scout.org/about_scouting/facts_figures/baden_powell |date=August 3, 2010 }}

External links

{{Commons category-inline|Bentley, Hampshire}}{{Geographic location
|title = Nearest Settlements
|Centre = Bentley
|North = Crondall
|Northeast = Farnham
Dippenhall
|East = Rowledge
|Southeast = Blacknest
Tilford
|South = Binsted
|Southwest = Alton
|West = Lower Froyle
|Northwest = Ewshot
}}{{EastHampshire}}{{Hampshire-geo-stub}}

1 : Villages in Hampshire

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