Museums · Yorkshire & the Humber
Bentley, South Yorkshire
In or near Burghwallis.
Bentley is a suburb of Doncaster in South Yorkshire, England two miles north of the city centre. The population of the ward (also including Arksey, Shaftholme, Toll Bar and part of Scawthorpe) within
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Nearest railway station
- Bentley (South Yorkshire) · 0.9 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit the museum in Bentley, South Yorkshire, you can take a train to Bentley (South Yorkshire) station, which is 0.9 km away. The postcode for the location is DN5 0EE. Please note that wheelchair accessibility is limited.
About
Bentley is a suburb of Doncaster in South Yorkshire, England two miles north of the city centre. The population of the ward (also including Arksey, Shaftholme, Toll Bar and part of Scawthorpe) within the City of Doncaster at the 2021 census was 18,195. The Bentley built-up area subdivision had a population of 12,048. Historically within the West Riding of Yorkshire, the village was once owned by Edmund Hastings of Plumtree, Nottinghamshire, who had inherited it from his wife Copley's Sprotborough family. Hastings subsequently sold the manor to John Levett, a York lawyer born at High Melton who married the niece of Hastings's wife, who then conveyed it to Sir Arthur Ingram of York, High Sheriff of Yorkshire. A former mining village, it lies on the River Don. Bentley Colliery, which is now Bentley Community Woodland, closed in December 1993. Bentley and the nearby hamlet of Toll Bar were badly affected by floods in June 2007. The local parish church of St. Peter dates back to 1891. A second church, Church of SS Philip and James in the New Village area was dedicated in 1915 Bentley includes West End, New Village and Rostholme. Streets in Bentley include Cooke Street and High Street. During the 2019 United Kingdom floods residents of Bentley were asked to leave their homes after the area suffered flooding.
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From the Wikipedia article
Bentley is a suburb of Doncaster in South Yorkshire, England two miles north of the city centre. The population of the ward (also including Arksey, Shaftholme, Toll Bar and part of Scawthorpe) within the City of Doncaster at the 2021 census was 18,195. The Bentley built-up area subdivision had a population of 12,048. Historically within the West Riding of Yorkshire, the village was once owned by Edmund Hastings of Plumtree, Nottinghamshire, who had inherited it from his wife Copley's Sprotborough family. Hastings subsequently sold the manor to John Levett, a York lawyer born at High Melton who married the niece of Hastings's wife, who then conveyed it to Sir Arthur Ingram of York, High Sheriff of Yorkshire. A former mining village, it lies on the River Don. Bentley Colliery, which is now Bentley Community Woodland, closed in December 1993. Bentley and the nearby hamlet of Toll Bar were badly affected by floods in June 2007. The local parish church of St. Peter dates back to 1891. A second church, Church of SS Philip and James in the New Village area was dedicated in 1915 Bentley includes West End, New Village and Rostholme. Streets in Bentley include Cooke Street and High Street. During the 2019 United Kingdom floods residents of Bentley were asked to leave their homes after the area suffered flooding.
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- Coordinates
- 53.5510, -1.1440
- District
- Doncaster
- Parish
- Doncaster, unparished area
- Postcode
- DN5 0EE
- Parliamentary constituency
- Doncaster North
- Nearest railway station
- Bentley (South Yorkshire) — 0.9 km
Sources
- wikipedia: Bentley, South Yorkshire (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Bentley, South Yorkshire?
- Bentley, South Yorkshire is in Yorkshire, United Kingdom (postcode DN5 0EE), in the parish of Doncaster, unparished area.
- What is Bentley, South Yorkshire?
- Bentley is a suburb of Doncaster in South Yorkshire, England two miles north of the city centre. The population of the ward (also including Arksey, Shaftholme, Toll Bar and part of Scawthorpe) within
- How do I get to Bentley, South Yorkshire?
- The nearest railway station is Bentley (South Yorkshire), about 0.9 km away. Drivers can use postcode DN5 0EE.
- How do I get to Bentley, South Yorkshire?
- The nearest railway station is Bentley (South Yorkshire), about 0.9 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode DN5 0EE.