Bentworth reveals its character through the quiet persistence of chalk-fed lanes and the pale, silvered light that settles over the Hampshire plateau. It lies 3.3 miles west of Alton (from Alton: bearing 281°T, OS grid SU 664 402), and is situated south-south-west of Lasham village. The Bentworth War Memorial stands as a sober anchor near the centre, marking the passage of time against the backdrop of an horizon that feels perpetually wide and open. To the west, the waters of Rushmoor Pond reflect the shifting moods of the sky, offering a mirror to the surrounding arable fields that define the local economy. Farmers here have long worked the flinty earth, drawing a living from a landscape that demands both patience and a steady hand. The architecture of the parish church holds the weight of centuries, its flint walls absorbing the sun until they glow with a muted, earthen warmth. Bentworth remains defined by these long, sweeping views where the air carries the sharp, clean scent of crushed grain and wet stone. Such spaces possess a stillness that is rarely found elsewhere, a quietude that persists long after the visitor has departed.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Bentworth, Hampshire, England, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, real-time aviation weather (METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport), precipitation radar and Meteosat satellite imagery. Public safety alerts are sourced from the Met Office National Severe Weather Warning Service (NSWWS), covering wind, rain, snow, ice, fog, thunderstorm and extreme heat warnings. Coastal tide gauge readings are sourced from the Environment Agency National Tide Gauge Network in near real-time (15-minute updates), with marine wave and sea surface temperature data from the Open-Meteo Marine API. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Bentworth includes coordinates 51.157606, -1.050884, in the county of Hampshire, England. Times are shown in local UK time (GMT in winter, BST in summer). A street and satellite map of Bentworth is available on the Bentworth map page, and forecasts for neighbouring towns are listed on the Hampshire weather hub.
Weather data is sourced from the Met Office and the open-source Open-Meteo API, whose ensemble includes the Met Office UKMO model. Severe weather warnings come from the Met Office National Severe Weather Warning Service (NSWWS). River level and tidal data are sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring and National Tide Gauge Network APIs. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov, with a modelled estimate shown where no reporting station is in range. Radar is provided by RainViewer and satellite imagery by EUMETSAT. All data updates automatically on every page visit.