Great Bentley
Great Bentley is a village and civil parish in the Tendring district of north east Essex, England, located seven miles east of Colchester.
The village is scattered round an extensive level or common, of 43 acres (17 ha), on the eastern side of the vale of a rivulet, seven miles (11 km) east-south-east of Colchester. This common is the second largest village green in the United Kingdom, at a size of 43 acres (17 ha), behind Duncan Down, and has won 'Essex Village of the Year' and 'Daily Telegraph/Calor Gas Village of the Year' awards.
The parish has an area of 3,188 acres (12.90 km2) and extends southward to Flag Creek, a tidal creek that connects with the Colne, near Brightlingsea. It includes the hamlets of Aingers Green and South Heath. At the 2021 census the parish had a population of 2,517.
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.
Getting around Great Bentley the local way
- Get aroundMany National Cycle Routes run off-road and are not suitable for certain bicycle types, e.g.
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