Search for a place
Search for a place
BENTLEY (Little), a parish in Tendring district, Essex; 2¾ miles NNE of Bentley r. station, and 7½ E of Colchester. It has a post office under Colchester. Acres, 2,012. Real property, £3,453. Pop., 458. Houses, 101. The property is much subdivided. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Rochester. Value, £650.* Patron, Emmanuel College, Cambridge. The church is good.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
| Linked entities: | |
|---|---|
| Feature Description: | "a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Little Bentley Parish Tendring Poor Law Union/Registration District Essex Ancient County |
| Place names: | BENTLEY | BENTLEY LITTLE | LITTLE BENTLEY |
| Place: | Little Bentley |
Go to the linked place page for a location map, and for access to other historical writing about the place. Pages for linked administrative units may contain historical statistics and information on boundaries.