Traditional county: Essex · District / Borough: Tendring · Region: Eastern
Explore Great Bentley, Essex with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Great Bentley map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.
| Place | Great Bentley |
| Traditional County | Essex |
| District / Borough | Tendring |
| Region | Eastern |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.854858 |
| Longitude | 1.062154 |
| Place Type | Village |
Great Bentley, a village in the Tendring district of Essex, breathes a quiet air of settled continuity. It lies 5.5 km north-north-east of Brightlingsea (from Brightlingsea: bearing 28°T, OS grid TM 109 217), and is situated north-north-west of Aingers Green village. The broad expanse of its village green, a generous sweep of emerald, seems to hold the light of summer afternoons with particular grace, a place where the shade of ancient trees offers a cool respite. Historically, Great Bentley was known for its agricultural roots, the surrounding fields yielding their bounty to the rhythm of the seasons, a gentle echo of generations past. The Parish Church of St. Mary, with its sturdy stone edifice, stands as a silent witness to the village's enduring spirit, its spire reaching skyward as it has for centuries. One can almost feel the faint murmur of past conversations on the breeze, a testament to the lives that have unfolded within Great Bentley's embrace.
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Explore Great Bentley, Essex, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 51.854858, 1.062154. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.
| Page built | June 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |