Benhall Green is a village in

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, England, about south of the town of Saxmundham. The village is the main settlement of

Benhall Benhall is a civil parish in the East Suffolk District, East Suffolk district of Suffolk, England. Lying to the south of Saxmundham, its population at the 2021 census was 569. The main settlement is Benhall Green, while the hamlet of Benhall St ...

parish, which had a population of 569 at the 2021 census. The main road south from Saxmundham skirted the village to the west and became the A12 trunk road. The Saxmundham bypass, built in the 1980s, now carries the trunk road a little further from the village. On the south-east edge of the village, a lane crosses the small

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at a ford, then immediately enters

Sternfield Sternfield is a village in Suffolk, England. It is located south of Saxmundham, its post town. The village is very small and irregularly built, and is wholly agricultural. The village contains a church dedicated to Mary Magdalene. It is Grad ...

village. For the first tier of local government, Benhall and Sternfield parishes elect members of Benhall & Sternfield Parish Council. Most local government functions are carried out by

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and

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. For Westminster elections, the parish is within the

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constituency. Benhall & Sternfield CofE Primary School has a central position in the village. An ex-servicemen's club provides a social hub. The

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, St Mary's, is in an isolated position on the other side of the A12 from the village. In random flint with stone dressings, the building is largely from the 15th century, and was designated as

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for its interior features. Today, the church is part of the Alde River Benefice, a group of seven churches in eight neighbouring villages. Benhall Green River Fromus Ford

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Benhall & Sternfield Parish Council
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