Bentham (North Yorkshire)
Coordinates: 54 ° 7 ′ N , 2 ° 31 ′ W
Bentham is a town of 2994 inhabitants (2001) and a civil parish in North Yorkshire , England . The place consists of the districts High Bentham (sometimes Higher Bentham ), which is often referred to as Bentham in general, and Low Bentham to the west of it ( 54 ° 7 ' N , 2 ° 32' W ).
history
The oldest traces of settlement were found in Low Bentham. A Roman road led past today's location. An Anglo-Saxon cross from the 8th century was discovered in the west tower of St. John the Baptist Church from the 15th century , which indicates a corresponding settlement. The Church of St. John the Baptist itself is mentioned in the Domesday Book as early as 1086 . The church, which is now a Grade II * monument , was heavily rebuilt in the 19th century.
King Edward I granted the civil parish of Bentham market rights in 1306, but a market was held in Burton-in-Lonsdale and only later moved to Bentham.
The first wool spinning mill was founded in High Bentham in 1750, and others soon followed, all of which used the location of the town on the River Wenning to operate their machines. The town's spinning and weaving mills became known through an invention of the local George Phillipson whose loom made it possible to weave fire hoses, which are still produced in Bentham today.
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Bentham has had a station since 1850 on the Leeds – Morecambe railway on the southern edge of the district of High Bentham and is referred to as Bentham station . Low Bentham station on the same route was closed.