Welcome to Great Bentley
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Great Bentley is a village, civil parish and electoral ward in the Tendring district of north Essex, England, located seven miles east of Colchester. The parish includes the hamlets of Aingers Green and South Heath. It is home to the second largest village green in the country, at a size of 43 acres (170,000 m2), behind Duncan Down and has won 'Essex Village of the Year' and 'Daily Telegraph/Calor Gas Village of the Year' awards. Great Bentley railway station provides the village with frequent rail services along the Sunshine Coast Line to London Liverpool Street, Clacton-on-Sea, Colchester and Walton-on-the-Naze. Great Bentley is scattered round an extensive level or common, of 43 acres (170,000 m2), on the eastern side of the vale of a rivulet, seven miles (11 km) east-south-east of Colchester. The parish contains 2500 inhabitants, and 3,188 acres (12.90 km2) of fertile land, including hills and valleys, and extending southward to the Flag Creek, a tidal creek which connects with the Colne, near Brightlingsea. The population of the civil parish reduced to 2,253 at the census 2011.Great Bentley is the second largest village in the Tendring district, with a population of 2,381. The village has road, rail and bus links. Contenders for the title of largest village green in England include West Auckland and Old Buckenham. Frampton on Severn has also been cited, but at 22 acres (89,000 m2) it does not match Great Bentley..
Parish Information
Parish statistics
Area |
1,311 hectares |
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Population |
2,517 (2021) |
Density |
192 people/km2 |
Mean age |
44.6 |
Ward |
The Bentleys & Frating |
District |
Tendring |
Postcodes |
CO7 |
ONS ID |
E04004096 |
Council
Contact details for Great Bentley Parish Council, including current councillors, precept data and election results.
Education
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Business
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Planning
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Property
Price paid data for all property sold in Great Bentley Parish since 2018. Includes average prices for each property type.
Heritage
Local heritage sites, historic churches, heritage pubs plus local heritage initiatives for Great Bentley Parish.
Local News
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Motorists caught breaking speed limit in Great Bentley & Ardleigh
Published: 22nd Apr 2024
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Colchester and Tendring new food hygiene ratings April 2024 | Gazette
Published: 6th Apr 2024
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Great Bentley latest to benefit from infrastructure boost
Published: 9th Nov 2023