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Bentley Heath is to the East of the [[M40 motorway|M40]] and the South of the [[M42 motorway|M42]] which, along with a small but important [[Green belt (United Kingdom)|green belt]] area, separates Bentley Heath and its neighbours of [[Knowle]] and [[Dorridge]] from the greater urban area of [[Birmingham]]. It falls in the [[Meriden Gap]] and historically was part of [[Warwickshire]]. It is 125 metres (400 ft) above sea-level, located in the [[Midlands Plateau]]. |
Bentley Heath is to the East of the [[M40 motorway|M40]] and the South of the [[M42 motorway|M42]] which, along with a small but important [[Green belt (United Kingdom)|green belt]] area, separates Bentley Heath and its neighbours of [[Knowle, West Midlands|Knowle]] and [[Dorridge]] from the greater urban area of [[Birmingham]]. It falls in the [[Meriden Gap]] and historically was part of [[Warwickshire]]. It is 125 metres (400 ft) above sea-level, located in the [[Midlands Plateau]]. |
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==Features== |
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Revision as of 02:31, 2 October 2012
Bentley Heath is a village in the West Midlands borough of Solihull, England.
Location
Bentley Heath is to the East of the M40 and the South of the M42 which, along with a small but important green belt area, separates Bentley Heath and its neighbours of Knowle and Dorridge from the greater urban area of Birmingham. It falls in the Meriden Gap and historically was part of Warwickshire. It is 125 metres (400 ft) above sea-level, located in the Midlands Plateau.
Features
There is a relatively large amount of green space to be found in Bentley Heath, with the park, Bentley Heath School fields and various small greens dotted around the residential roads. In the village itself is the aforementioned C of E school, a butchers, a co-operative store, a winter sports shop, a post office and a newspaper shop. There are two hair salons in the village centre and a GvR pillar box situated under a large oak tree next to the bus stop.
History
Earliest existence
It is likely that the Heath was first inhabited in Anglo Saxon times. The Domesday Book records the land as belonging to Turchil of Warwick. After changing hands a number of times, the most famous Lord of the Manor was Lord Byron after whose wife Lady Byron Lane in Knowle is named. Widney Manor is referred to back in the reign of Henry III. Bentley Heath was first mentioned in its own right in 1280 where reference was made to the "Heath at Benteley".
Widnay Manor came into the ownership of the Holbech family in the reign of Elizabeth I. No one landlord owned the land of Bentley Heath as the estate was split up in 1738; in the mid-19th century the main landowners were Thomas Haydon, Lady Noel Byron and Ann Musgrove.
Dancers Hill House is on the site of the old manor house, dating back to 1558. It was acquired by George Byng of Wrotham Park in 1768 and remodelled by later owners in the 19th century.
Around 1850, the Great Western Railway was built, splitting the estate in two. The Muntz family bought some of the land in the latter part of the 19th century.
Bentley Heath Church of England Primary School
Bentley Heath C of E Primary School is the only primary school in the village. The current headmaster is Mr. Andrew Williams.
References
- Bentley Heath and Windey Manor, Edna G. Handley, 1992, ISBN 0-9519897-0-7