Bentham railway station

Bentham is a railway station on the Bentham Line, which runs between Leeds and Morecambe via Skipton. The station, situated 19 miles east of Lancaster, serves the town of High Bentham and surrounding settlements in North Yorkshire.

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Type: Railway station
Description: railway station in North Yorkshire, England, UK
Also known as: “BEN”, “Bentham Railway Station”, and “Bentham Station”
Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St Margaret’s Church, High Bentham and Bentham Town Hall.

St Margaret’s Church, High Bentham

Church

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St Margaret's Church is in Station Road, High Bentham, North Yorkshire, England. It is an Anglican parish church in the deanery of Ewecross, the archdeaconry of Craven, and the Diocese of Leeds. St Margaret’s Church, High Bentham is situated 590 feet southeast of Bentham railway station.

Bentham Town Hall

Town hall

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Bentham Town Hall, also known as High Bentham Town Hall, is a municipal building in Station Road, High Bentham, a town in North Yorkshire, England. The building currently accommodates Bentham Town Council but is also used as a community events venue and a tourist information office. Bentham Town Hall is situated 810 feet north of Bentham railway station.

Great Stone of Fourstones

Stone

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The Great Stone of Fourstones, or the Big Stone as it is known locally, is a glacial deposit on the moorlands of Tatham Fells, England, straddling the county border between North Yorkshire and Lancashire, near Bentham in the District of Craven. Great Stone of Fourstones is situated 1½ miles south of Bentham railway station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include High Bentham and Low Bentham.

High Bentham

Town

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Bentham is a civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, with a population of 3,027 at the 2011 Census. The parish includes the town High Bentham, occasionally known as Higher Bentham or just Bentham, and the older adjacent village Low Bentham.