Benter

About Benter

Benter lies within Somerset. Neighbouring places include Stratton-on-the-Fosse situated 2.0 km North North East, Chilcompton just 2.1 km North, Oakhill situated 2.2 km South West and Edford situated 2.2 km East. Other rural settlements include Nettlebridge, Upper Benter, Pitcot, Neighbourne and Downside.

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The details shown here use OS, ONS and OSM data provided under open licence.

Local Map

Map of Benter

Location Summary

  • Benter is located in Somerset
  • Administrative Area:Somerset
  • Ceremonial County: Somerset
  • Historic County: Somerset
  • Region & Country:South West / England

Nearby Towns & Cities

Nearby Localities

Smaller Settlements

Beaches

  • Backhill Sands33.8 km NW
  • Burnham-on-Sea Beach35.2 km W
  • Sugar Loaf Beach33.8 km NW

Parks

  • Clifton Down26.6 km NNW
  • High Common19.1 km NNE
  • Lower Common18.6 km NNE
  • Yargrass Green11.8 km WSW

Woods

  • Cockles Wood469 m SSW
  • College Wood365 m NNW
  • Dark Firs590 m WSW
  • Eastwood Coppice626 m NW

Hills

  • Blacker's Hill1.6 km NW
  • Cock Hill2.2 km W
  • Shore's Hill2.0 km WNW
  • Tape Hill1.7 km W

Lakes

  • Beacon Pond2.9 km SSW
  • Clarke's Pool2.7 km WNW
  • Holcombe Pond2.9 km ENE
  • Loocombe Ponds2.7 km NE

Waterfalls

  • Berw-ddu86.5 km NW
  • Pwll Annie85.3 km NW
  • Pwll yr Hesg86.3 km NW

Headlands

  • Battery Point33.8 km NNW
  • Stert Point36.1 km W

Islands

  • Denny Island13.6 km NNW
  • Stert Island35.7 km W

Wetlands

  • Hollow Marsh7.9 km NNW
  • Aucombe Marsh20.4 km ESE
  • Hilperton Marsh24.4 km ENE

Health Services

  • Paulton Memorial HospitalHospital 6.6 km N
  • Shepton Mallet Community HospitalHospital 6.8 km SW
  • Pondsmead Nursing HomeMedical 2.3 km SW
  • Whitehaven Nursing HomeMedical 4.9 km NNE

Education

  • Downside SchoolSchool 1.8 km NNE
  • Oakhill Church of England Primary SchoolSchool 2.1 km SW
  • Bath Spa UniversityUniversity 15.8 km NNE

Railway Stations

  • Midsomer Norton South4.8 km NNE
  • Cranmore6.4 km SSE

Bus Stations

  • Cribbs Causeway Bus Station32.5 km N
  • Chippenham Bus Station36.4 km NE

Coach Stations

  • Millstream Coach Park52.8 km ESE
  • Southampton Coach Station85.1 km ESE

Ferry Terminals

  • SS Great Britain Ferry Landing24.3 km NNW
  • Harbour Inlet Ferry Landing24.3 km NNW

Airports

  • Bristol Airport21.7 km NW
  • Cotswold Airport56.9 km NNE

Airfields

  • Clutton Hill Airfield11.4 km N
  • Halesland Airfield16.2 km W

Heliports

  • Cardiff City Heliport50.7 km WNW
  • Lake Heliport124.0 km W

Harbours

  • Mud Dock24.1 km NNW
  • Floating Harbour24.2 km NNW