The parish has changed little over centuries and currently measures 2,299 acres (9.30 km2), the same size it measured in 1875[1]: 33  when the population was 731 The village is north of the A31 road between Farnham and Alton, about five miles (8 km) southwest of Farnham and six miles (10 km) northeast of Alton.

The village is served by Bentley railway station, which is about one mile (1.6 km) to the south, in the parish of Binsted against Alice Holt Forest.

Bentley was the location of a Radio 4 and ITV Docu-Drama from the 1990s called The Village, which focused on local residents and their daily lives.

[2] Twinned with Newton Haven the village is proud of its culture.

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