Benter
Benter is a hamlet in Stratton on the Fosse, Mendip District, England. Benter is situated nearby to the hamlet Nettlebridge, as well as near Neighbourne.Places of Interest
Highlights include Harridge Wood and Church of St James, Ashwick.
Harridge Wood
Forest
Photo: Chris Heaton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Harridge Wood is an area of woodland in Somerset, England. From about 1300 AD part of the wood was the scene of coal mining, which continued until around 1800.
Church of St James, Ashwick
Church
Photo: Lyn Yates, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Church of St James in Ashwick, Somerset, England, is a church dating from 1881. It is a Grade I listed building, adjacent to Ashwick Court. It also houses a tower that dates back from 1450.
Blacker’s Hill
Forest
Blacker's Hill is an Iron Age hill fort at Chilcompton, 4.5 kilometres south west of Radstock, Somerset, England. It has been designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ashwick and Oakhill.
Ashwick
Hamlet
Photo: Lyn Yates, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ashwick is a village in Somerset, England, about three miles north of Shepton Mallet and seven miles east from Wells. It has also been a civil parish since 1826.
Oakhill
Village
Photo: ChurchCrawler, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Oakhill is a village in Somerset, England, in Ashwick parish approximately 2.5 miles north of Shepton Mallet. It lies between the A37 and the A367. Oakhill is today mainly a commuter village of 0.4 square miles in size, and is notable for former activities which including brewing.
Binegar
Village
Photo: Sharon Loxton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Binegar is a small village and civil parish in Somerset, England. It is located on the A37, 4 miles east of Wells, between Shepton Mallet and Chilcompton. Binegar is situated 2 miles west of Benter.
Benter
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Stratton on the Fosse, Mendip District, Somerset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.23958° or 51° 14′ 23″ northLongitude
-2.50887° or 2° 30′ 32″ westElevation
577 feet (176 metres)Open location code
9C3V6FQR+RFOpenStreetMap ID
node 442641627OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
13275823
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