Misplaced Pages

Bentley, East Riding of Yorkshire

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
Hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England For Bentley village near Doncaster, see Bentley, South Yorkshire.

Human settlement in England
Bentley
Pond and house, Bentley
Bentley is located in East Riding of YorkshireBentleyBentleyLocation within the East Riding of Yorkshire
OS grid referenceTA019359
• London160 mi (260 km) S
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBEVERLEY
Postcode districtHU17
Dialling code01482
PoliceHumberside
FireHumberside
AmbulanceYorkshire
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Yorkshire
53°48′34″N 0°27′10″W / 53.809580°N 0.452685°W / 53.809580; -0.452685

Bentley is a hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 3 miles (5 km) south from the market town of Beverley, and to the west of the A164 road. Bentley forms part of the civil parish of Rowley.

Access to the hamlet from the main road is by agricultural vehicles only. Also known as "Little London" there are census records dating back to 1851, but it is believed that there were people living there long before that. There were about 220 from 1851 to 1948. Started as mainly farming land for the residents, more jobs developed over the years. As it became more industrial everyone fled. Located at sea level, Bentley has a fairly warm summer climate. The area's yearly temperature is 51.75°F. Bentley is 0.22% higher in temperature than the average of the United Kingdom. Bentley typically receives about 14.16 millimetres of precipitation. That is about 38.64 rainy days yearly. Its warmest month is August, reaching temperatures of 68 °F (20 °C). The coldest months are in January, reaching right above freezing temperatures at 36 °F (2 °C).

References

  • Gazetteer — A–Z of Towns Villages and Hamlets. East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 2006. p. 3.

External links

Portals:
East Riding of Yorkshire Ceremonial county of East Riding of Yorkshire
Yorkshire Portal
Statutory City RegionHull and East Yorkshire Combined Authority
Unitary authorities
Major settlements
(cities in italics)
Rivers
Canals
Topics


Stub icon

This East Riding of Yorkshire location article is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

Categories: