Hungry Bentley

Hungry Bentley
The former site of Hungry Bentley
Hungry Bentley is located in Derbyshire
Hungry Bentley
Hungry Bentley
Location within Derbyshire
OS grid referenceSK17873866
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townAshbourne
Postcode districtDE6
PoliceDerbyshire
FireDerbyshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
List of places
UK
England
Derbyshire
52°56′42″N 1°44′06″W / 52.945°N 01.735°W / 52.945; -01.735

Hungry Bentley is a deserted medieval village and civil parish in the Derbyshire Dales district of Derbyshire, England, between Uttoxeter and Derby. The site is a scheduled monument[1] and has been called the best "depopulated settlement" in Derbyshire.[2] The name Bentley is said to mean a clearing with bent grass. The more unusual appellation of "Hungry" is said to refer to the poor quality of the land and the local inhabitants' poor food.[3]

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