Bentley is a Village in the county of Suffolk.

Retail in Bentley

There are great places to visit near Bentley including some great fens, nature reserves, historic buildings, villages and historic monuments.

The area close to Bentley boasts some of the best fens including Lopham Fen.

Places near Bentley feature a number of interesting nature reserves including Lopham Fen.

Places near Bentley feature a number of interesting historic buildings including Ickworth.

There are a several good villages in the area around Bentley like Elveden.

The area around Bentley's best historic monuments can be found at Elveden Monument.

Bentley History

There are some historic monuments around Bentley:

• Dominican friary (remains of), and a section of the east precinct wall
• Moated site at The Old Rectory, 150m north east of Malting Farm
• Ring ditches SW of Reed Island
• Area of middle and late Saxon town, off Star Lane
• Dodnash Priory (site of)
• Interrupted ditch system at Potash Farm
• Wolsey's Gate, College Street
• Area of Middle and Late Saxon town between Upper Brook Street and Upper Orwell Street
• Area of Middle and Late Saxon town, off Greyfriars Road
• Settlement site NNE of Lawford House
• Area of middle and late Saxon town, and medieval defences, off Old Foundry Road
• Buried remains of Late Saxon and medieval town defences, and a section of C14 precinct wall to the Dominican friary of the Ipswich Blackfriars
• Round barrow W of Lawford Hall
• Mistley Towers
• Site discovered by aerial photography S of King's Wood
• World War II bombing decoy WRI Spinnels Farm
• Site of Old St Mary's Church
• Area of middle and late Saxon town between Turret Lane and Star Lane
• Crop mark site S of Ardleigh
• Wenham Castle (Little Wenham Hall)
• Moated site at Moat Farm, 450m south of Cobbler's Corner