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Great Bentley Rail Station

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About Great Bentley Rail Station

Great Bentley is a village and civil parish in the Tendring district of north east Essex, England, located seven miles east of Colchester. The village is scattered round an extensive level or common, of 43 acres (17 ha), on the eastern side of the vale of a rivulet, seven miles (11 km) east-south-east of Colchester. This common is the second largest village green in the United Kingdom, at a size of 43 acres (17 ha), behind Duncan Down, and has won 'Essex Village of the Year' and 'Daily Telegraph/Calor Gas Village of the Year' awards. The parish has an area of 3,188 acres (12.90 km2) and extends southward to Flag Creek, a tidal creek that connects with the Colne, near Brightlingsea. It includes the hamlets of Aingers Green and South Heath. At the 2021 census the parish had a population of 2,517. Great Bentley railway station provides the village with frequent rail services along the Sunshine Coast Line to London Liverpool Street, Clacton-on-Sea, Colchester and Walton-on-the-Naze.

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Hills, trails and walks from the platform

Walking distances are estimates from the straight-line distance and the type of ground, not a measured route. Check a map before you set off.

Colne Bar3m5.7 mi (about 7.5 to 8 mi on foot)
Barrow Hill (Mersea Island)21m6.7 mi (about 8.5 to 9.5 mi on foot)
Horsey Island7m7.8 mi (about 10 to 11.5 mi on foot)
Ray Island5m7.9 mi (about 10.5 to 11.5 mi on foot)
Hedge-end Island4m8.2 mi (about 10.5 to 12 mi on foot)