Traditional county: Essex · District / Borough: Tendring · Region: Eastern
Explore Little Bentley, Essex with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Little 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.
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| Place | Little Bentley |
| Traditional County | Essex |
| District / Borough | Tendring |
| Region | Eastern |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.890155 |
| Longitude | 1.074395 |
| Place Type | Village |
Little Bentley emerges from the flat, open expanse of the Essex landscape as a collection of quiet lanes and historic agricultural holdings. It lies 3.8 miles south of Manningtree (from Manningtree: bearing 173°T, OS grid TM 116 257), and is situated west of Tendring Green village. The light here possesses a thin, sharp clarity that catches the edges of the Little Bentley Village Sign, a piece of public artwork that marks the threshold of the parish with a distinct, modern permanence. Beyond these immediate boundaries, the horizon is punctuated by the subtle silhouettes of ancient earthworks, including the Henge and Round Barrow cemeteries that lie to the north-west. The surrounding terrain remains largely devoted to the slow, heavy work of farming, where the earth yields to the seasons with a predictable, rhythmic gravity. Further west, the verdant, carefully curated landscapes of the Beth Chatto Gardens offer a stark, botanical contrast to the utilitarian fields that define the immediate perimeter of Little Bentley. This landscape does not demand attention, but rather rewards a steady gaze with the quiet complexity of its ancient, working soil.
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Explore Little 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: 51.890155, 1.074395. 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 | August 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. |