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Bentham (Yorkshire du Nord)
Bentham est une petite ville et une paroisse civile du Yorkshire du Nord, en Angleterre. Située dans l'ouest du comté, elle est traversée par la Wenning (en), un affluent de la Lune, et se trouve à l'orée de la forêt de Bowland. Au recensement de 2011, elle comptait 3 027 habitants. Bentham est composé de deux localités distinctes : le village de Low Bentham, plus ancien, et la petite ville de marché de High Bentham.
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Bentham, North Yorkshire
Bentham is a civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, with a population of 3,027 at the 2011 Census. The parish includes the town High Bentham, occasionally known as Higher Bentham or just Bentham, and the older adjacent village Low Bentham.
The town lies on the River Wenning, just west of the Yorkshire Dales National Park and on the northern edge of the Forest of Bowland. The original centre of the town lay in Low Bentham, but a market was granted to High Bentham in the 14th century, and it became a centre for weaving from the 18th century, particularly after weavers in the town discovered how to weave hosepipes from flax.
It was historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire until 1974. From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the district of Craven; it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.
The name Bentham derives from the Old English beonethām meaning 'bentgrass village'.
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Bentham Town Hall
Bentham Town Hall, also known as High Bentham Town Hall, is a municipal building in Station Road, High Bentham, a town in North Yorkshire, England. The building currently accommodates Bentham Town Council but is also used as a community events venue and a tourist information office.
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Bentham railway station
Bentham is a railway station on the Bentham Line, which runs between Leeds and Morecambe via Skipton. The station, situated 19 miles (31 km) east of Lancaster, serves the town of High Bentham and surrounding settlements in North Yorkshire. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by Northern Trains.
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St Margaret's Church, High Bentham
St Margaret's Church is in Station Road, High Bentham, North Yorkshire, England. It is an Anglican parish church in the deanery of Ewecross, the archdeaconry of Craven, and the Diocese of Leeds. Its benefice is united with that of St John the Baptist, Low Bentham. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.
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Low Bentham railway station
Low Bentham railway station served the village of Low Bentham, North Yorkshire, England, from 1850 to 1853 on the "Little" North Western Railway.