Bentley, Suffolk

Bentley is a village and civil parish in the Babergh district of Suffolk, England, about  southwest of Ipswich. The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 776.

Bentley has a parish council and a local news site called Bentley News  which is managed by a local resident.

Bentley has a Church of England parish church, a Reformed Baptist church, a Church of England primary school, a pub,The Case is Altered a Village HallBentley Village Hall (Suffolk)  is the main Hub of the village activities and a riding school.Bentley Riding School A community owned village shop opened in the summer of 2016.Bentley Stores

The Eastern Union Railway was built through the parish and opened on 15 July 1846. Bentley railway station was about  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. The branch line also had a short-lived station called Bentley Church (1847-1853).

References

Other websites

Bentley News 
Bentley Parish Council 
Bentley Riding School
Bentley Village Hall (Suffolk) 
Bentley Village in Suffolk 
The Case is Altered
Bentley Stores community shop

Category:Settlements in Babergh
Category:Civil parishes in Suffolk
Category:Villages in Suffolk