Bentworth
Sign in to saveBentworth is a village and civil parish in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. The nearest town is Alton, which about east of the village. It is within the East Hampshire Hangers, an area of valleys and higher downland. The parish covers an area of and at its highest point is the prominent King's Hill, above sea level. According to the 2011 census, Bentworth had a population of 553.
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Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.type
- Village
- UK place.official_name
- Bentworth
- UK place.population
- 553
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011 Census)
- UK place.civil_parish
- Bentworth
- UK place.shire_district
- East Hampshire
- UK place.shire_county
- Hampshire
- UK place.region
- South East England
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- East Hampshire
- UK place.post_town
- Alton
- UK place.postcode_area
- GU
- UK place.postcode_district
- GU34
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- civil parish
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- East Hampshire
- Population
- +553
- Shares border with
- Herriard
- Image
- Bentworth photo montage.jpg
via Wikidata · CC0
Article
31 sectionsContents
- History
- Prehistory to Roman
- Medieval
- Elizabethan to Georgian
- 19th century to the Second World War
- Second World War
- Post-war
- Governance
- Geography
- Parish background
- Villages and hamlets
- Burkham
- Holt End and New Copse
- Thedden
- Wivelrod
- Demographics
- Education and activities
- Notable landmarks
- St Mary's Church and war memorial
- Memorials
- War Memorial
- Manor and Hall
- Gaston Grange
- Mulberry House
- Ivalls and Holt Cottages
- Public houses
- Transport
- Notable people
- Further reading
- References
- External links
Bentworth is a village and civil parish in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. The nearest town is Alton, which about east of the village. It is within the East Hampshire Hangers, an area of valleys and higher downland. The parish covers an area of and at its highest point is the prominent King's Hill, above sea level. According to the 2011 census, Bentworth had a population of 553.
The village has a long history, as shown by its diverse range of heritage-listed buildings. Bronze Age and Roman remains have been found in the area and there is evidence of an Anglo-Saxon church in the village. The manor of Bentworth was not named in the Domesday Book of 1086, but it was part of the Odiham Hundred at the time. Land ownership of the village was passed by several English kings until the late Elizabethan era. During the Second World War, Bentworth Hall was requisitioned as an outstation for the Royal Navy and nearby Thedden Grange was used as a prisoner of war camp. Parts of the village were designated a conservation area in 1982.