Fenny Bentley

Fenny Bentley
Cherry Orchard Farm was once the family home of the Beresfords and known as Bentley Hall. The tower is 15th century.
Fenny Bentley is located in Derbyshire
Fenny Bentley
Fenny Bentley
Location within Derbyshire
Population305 (2009)[1]
OS grid referenceSK178501
• London145 miles.
Civil parish
  • Fenny Bentley
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townAshbourne
Postcode districtDE6
Dialling code01335
PoliceDerbyshire
FireDerbyshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Derbyshire
53°02′52″N 1°44′05″W / 53.04783°N 1.73465°W / 53.04783; -1.73465

Fenny Bentley is a small village and civil parish located close to Dovedale in the Derbyshire Dales district of Derbyshire, England. The population in 2009 was 305 reducing to 183 at the 2011 Census.[2] It lies two miles north of Ashbourne, on the A515 Buxton to Ashbourne Road.[3] It is one of the most southerly villages in the Peak District.[4]

  1. ^ "Visionofbritain.org.uk (2001) Vision of Britain. Credits and Copyright". Retrieved 3 April 2012..
  2. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 20 September 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  3. ^ "Landslide on the B5056 Fenny Bentley". Bgs.ac.uk (2010). British Geological Survey (BGS). Retrieved 20 April 2012.
  4. ^ "Rogerandsally.co.uk (2009) A brief history of Fenny Bentley". Archived from the original on 20 May 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2012.