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.

There are a number of fens near to Bentley including Lopham Fen.

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

There are a several good historic buildings in the area around Bentley like Ickworth.

Elveden is one of Bentley's best, nearby villages to visit in Bentley.

Elveden Monument is a great place to visit close to Bentley if you like historic monuments.

Bentley History

There are some historic monuments around Bentley:

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