Bentley is noted for its involvement in the English Civil War, when in 1651, after the Battle of Worcester, King Charles II took shelter with the Lane Family in Bentley Hall while attempting to escape to exile. Jane Lane famously helped the King escape by disguising him as her servant, and riding with him to Somerset. Bentley Cairn marks the location of Bentley Hall upon the hill. The Cairn has recently undergone improvements, carried out by the Bentley Cairn Restoration Group.
In addition to these improvements, the remains of another manor house near the Cairn were discovered during May 2006, and an archaeological survey will take place by the Bentley Cairn Restoration Group, funded by the Darlaston Local Neighbourhood Partnership, in order to confirm and restore the remains of the house.
Bentley was originally developed between the late 1940s and early 1960s, where new local authority housing was built as part of the post Second World War housing construction boom, when it came within the borders of Darlaston Urban District Council; this now-defunct authority built several hundred homes at the north side of the Walsall to Wolverhampton road. Most of the roads on the estate took their name from Second World War heroes or from members of the British Royal Family. Further development took place from the late 1970s to the early 1980s with construction of the Old Hall estate, a development of several hundred local authority houses and apartments.
Local points of interestedit
Bentley is locally well known for its points of interest. They include Bentley Cairn, Emmanuel Church (denomination: Church of England), the ABC park, the lake and the dis-used railway line which runs through Bentley from Walsall and into Willenhall.
More recently Bentley has become well known because of its proximity to the M6 motorway, a multi-screen cinema, casino, and a variety of restaurants.
There was a station around half a mile east of Bentley near Bloxwich Lane which served Bentley until its closure in 1898 although the line from Walsall to Wolverhampton continued to be used by freight and goods traffic until 1960s when the section from North Walsall to Willenhall was closed. The station is now under the M6 motorway near junction 10. Although inaccessible, one can make out where the embankment was should they try to pinpoint the location near Bloxwich Lane and the motorway.
Educationedit
Bentley has one Secondary School and several primary schools. These are:
County Bridge Primary
Bentley West Primary
King Charles Primary
Lodge Farm Primary
Willenhall School Sports College, later renamed Willenhall E-ACT Academy (Lodge Farm and WSSC are officially in Willenhall, but have an entrance from Bentley)
Additionally, Jane Lane Special School is located in Bentley.
Bibliographyedit
Gardiner, S. R. (1903). History of the Commonwealth and Protectorate, 1649-1656. London: Longmans.
Referencesedit
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This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Bentley West Midlands news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2017 Learn how and when to remove this template message This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations January 2017 Learn how and when to remove this template message Learn how and when to remove this template message Bentley is an area in the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall located around Junction 10 of the M6 Motorway It is also a rural village of houses towards its eastern sides It shares borders with the areas of Willenhall Beechdale Ashmore Park Pleck Darlaston and Alumwell Contents 1 History 2 Local points of interest 3 Public transport 4 Education 5 Bibliography 6 ReferencesHistory editBentley is noted for its involvement in the English Civil War when in 1651 after the Battle of Worcester King Charles II took shelter with the Lane Family in Bentley Hall while attempting to escape to exile Jane Lane famously helped the King escape by disguising him as her servant and riding with him to Somerset Bentley Cairn marks the location of Bentley Hall upon the hill The Cairn has recently undergone improvements carried out by the Bentley Cairn Restoration Group In addition to these improvements the remains of another manor house near the Cairn were discovered during May 2006 and an archaeological survey will take place by the Bentley Cairn Restoration Group funded by the Darlaston Local Neighbourhood Partnership in order to confirm and restore the remains of the house Bentley was originally developed between the late 1940s and early 1960s where new local authority housing was built as part of the post Second World War housing construction boom when it came within the borders of Darlaston Urban District Council this now defunct authority built several hundred homes at the north side of the Walsall to Wolverhampton road Most of the roads on the estate took their name from Second World War heroes or from members of the British Royal Family Further development took place from the late 1970s to the early 1980s with construction of the Old Hall estate a development of several hundred local authority houses and apartments Local points of interest editBentley is locally well known for its points of interest They include Bentley Cairn Emmanuel Church denomination Church of England the ABC park the lake and the dis used railway line which runs through Bentley from Walsall and into Willenhall More recently Bentley has become well known because of its proximity to the M6 motorway a multi screen cinema casino and a variety of restaurants Public transport editSeveral bus routes serve Bentley linking it to Bilston Darlaston New Invention Walsall Willenhall and Wolverhampton These services are operated by National Express West Midlands and Travel Express There was a proposed expansion on West Midlands Metro linking Walsall Beechdale Bentley Willenhall Wednesfield New Cross Hospital and Wolverhampton This has since been ruled out due to lack of local support for the move and have shifted focus to reopening train stations in Willenhall and Darlaston 1 There was a station around half a mile east of Bentley near Bloxwich Lane which served Bentley until its closure in 1898 although the line from Walsall to Wolverhampton continued to be used by freight and goods traffic until 1960s when the section from North Walsall to Willenhall was closed The station is now under the M6 motorway near junction 10 Although inaccessible one can make out where the embankment was should they try to pinpoint the location near Bloxwich Lane and the motorway Education editBentley has one Secondary School and several primary schools These are County Bridge Primary Bentley West Primary King Charles Primary Lodge Farm Primary Willenhall School Sports College later renamed Willenhall E ACT Academy Lodge Farm and WSSC are officially in Willenhall but have an entrance from Bentley Additionally Jane Lane Special School is located in Bentley Bibliography editGardiner S R 1903 History of the Commonwealth and Protectorate 1649 1656 London Longmans References edit West Midlands Metro extension ruled out for Walsall through lack of demand 52 35 36 N 2 01 17 W 52 5933 N 2 0215 W 52 5933 2 0215 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bentley West Midlands amp oldid 1187973044, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
