Bentworth, Hampshire
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Bentworth | |
Bentworth shown within Hampshire |
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Population | 466 |
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District | East Hampshire |
Shire county | Hampshire |
Region | South East |
Constituent country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | ALTON |
Postcode district | GU34 |
Dialling code | 01420 |
Police | Hampshire |
Fire | Hampshire |
Ambulance | South Central |
European Parliament | South East England |
List of places: UK • England • Hampshire |
Bentworth is a village and civil parish in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England, about four miles west of Alton. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 466. It covers an area of roughly 4 square miles. It has two pubs, the Star Inn and the Sun Inn (Although it did have a third pub called the Moon Inn, but it was burnt down in 1921), a church and a primary school. It was formerly served by the Bentworth and Lasham railway station on the Basingstoke and Alton Light Railway, until its closure in 1932.