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In addition to these improvements, the remains of another manor house near the Cairn were discovered during May 2006, and an archaeological survey will take place by the Bentley Cairn Restoration Group, funded by the Darlaston Local Neighbourhood Partnership, in order to confirm and restore the
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famously helped the King escape by disguising him as her servant, and riding with him to Somerset. Bentley Cairn marks the location of Bentley Hall upon the hill. The Cairn has recently undergone improvements, carried out by the Bentley Cairn Restoration Group.
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near junction 10. Although inaccessible, one can make out where the embankment was should they try to pinpoint the location near Bloxwich Lane and the motorway.
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Bentley was originally developed between the late 1940s and early 1960s, where new local authority housing was built as part of the post
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around half a mile east of Bentley near Bloxwich Lane which served Bentley until its closure in 1898 although the line from
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Bentley is locally well known for its points of interest. They include Bentley Cairn, Emmanuel Church (denomination:
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Urban District Council; this now-defunct authority built several hundred homes at the north side of the Walsall to
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Willenhall School Sports College, later renamed Willenhall E-ACT Academy (Lodge Farm and WSSC are officially in
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continued to be used by freight and goods traffic until 1960s when the section from
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More recently Bentley has become well known because of its proximity to the
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Bentley has one Secondary School and several primary schools. These are:
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Additionally, Jane Lane Special School is located in Bentley.
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housing construction boom, when it came within the borders of
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road. Most of the roads on the estate took their name from
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took shelter with the Lane Family in Bentley Hall while
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History of the Commonwealth and Protectorate, 1649-1656
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