Bentworth, Hampshire
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| Bentworth | |
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Bentworth shown within Hampshire |
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| Population | 466 |
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| District | East Hampshire |
| Shire county | Hampshire |
| Region | South East |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | ALTON |
| Postcode district | GU34 |
| Dialling code | 01420 |
| Police | Hampshire |
| Fire | Hampshire |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| European Parliament | South East England |
| List of places: UK • England • Hampshire | |
Bentworth is a village and civil parish in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England, about four miles west of Alton. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 466. It covers an area of roughly 4 square miles. It has two pubs, the Star Inn and the Sun Inn (Although it did have a third pub called the Moon Inn, but it was burnt down in 1921), a church and a primary school. It was formerly served by the Bentworth and Lasham railway station on the Basingstoke and Alton Light Railway, until its closure in 1932.

