High Bentham
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| High Bentham | |
  High Bentham shown within North Yorkshire |
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| Population | 3,000 |
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| OS grid reference | |
| District | Craven |
| Shire county | North Yorkshire |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | LANCASTER |
| Postcode district | LA2 |
| Dialling code | 015242 |
| Police | North Yorkshire |
| Fire | North Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| European Parliament | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| UK Parliament | Skipton and Ripon |
| List of places: UK • England • Yorkshire | |
High Bentham or Higher Bentham is a small town in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England, with a population of around 3,000 people. The town council is known as Bentham Town Council, and also covers Low Bentham.
The town lies on the River Wenning, west of the Yorkshire Dales National Park and on the northern edge of the Forest of Bowland. The original centre lay in Low Bentham, but a market was granted to High Bentham in the fourteenth century, and it became a centre for weaving from the eighteenth century, particularly after weavers in the town discovered how to weave hosepipes from flax.
It is served by Bentham railway station. Airedale NHS Trust covers Bentham for health matters.
High Bentham has some pubs; the Black Bull, the Byers, the Sports Club, the Coach House and the Horse and Farrier.
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