{{Short description|Village in Suffolk, England}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2017}} {{Use British English|date=February 2017}} {{infobox UK place | country = England | static_image_width = | static_image_caption = Sign on the village green | coordinates = {{coord|52.199|1.486|type:city(500)_region:GB|display=inline,title}} | official_name = Benhall Green | population = 569 | shire_district = East Suffolk | shire_county = Suffolk | region = East of England | constituency_westminster = Suffolk Coastal | post_town = Saxmundham | postcode_district = IP17 | postcode_area = IP | dial_code = 01728 | os_grid_reference = TM383613 | static_image_name = Benhall Sign.jpg | population_ref = (2021)<ref name="census21" /> }} '''Benhall Green''' is a village in Suffolk, England, about {{Convert|1|mi}} south of the town of Saxmundham.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date= |title=Map of Benhall Green |url=https://www.streetmap.co.uk/map?x=638500&y=261500&z=120&sv=Benhall&st=3&tl=Map+of+Benhall+Green,+Suffolk+[City/Town/Village]&searchp=ids&mapp=map |access-date=18 April 2025 |website=Streetmap.co.uk}}</ref> The village is the main settlement of Benhall parish, which had a population of 569 at the 2021 census.<ref name="census21">{{Cite web |last= |first= |date= |title=Benhall (parish): population statistics, 2021 Census |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/uk/eastofengland/admin/east_suffolk/E04009370__benhall/ |access-date=18 April 2025 |website=CityPopulation.de}}</ref>
The main road south from Saxmundham skirted the village to the west<ref>{{Cite web |date=1957 |title=Ordnance Survey map TM36SE - A |url=https://maps.nls.uk/view/189257846 |access-date=18 April 2025 |website=National Library of Scotland}}</ref> and became the A12 trunk road. The Saxmundham bypass, built in the 1980s, now carries the trunk road a little further from the village.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The London—Great Yarmouth Trunk Road A12 (Saxmundham Bypass, Suffolk) Order 1987 |url=https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1987/1013/contents/made |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241218033935/https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1987/1013/contents/made |archive-date=18 December 2024 |access-date=2025-04-18 |website=www.legislation.gov.uk |language=en |url-status=live }}</ref>
On the south-east edge of the village, a lane crosses the small River Fromus at a ford, then immediately enters Sternfield village. For the first tier of local government, Benhall and Sternfield parishes elect members of Benhall & Sternfield Parish Council.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Benhall & Sternfield Parish Council |url=https://benhallandsternfield-pc.gov.uk/pc/benhall-and-sternfield-parish-council/ |access-date=2025-04-18 |website=benhallandsternfield-pc.gov.uk}}</ref> Most local government functions are carried out by East Suffolk Council and Suffolk County Council. For Westminster elections, the parish is within the Suffolk Coastal constituency.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Election Maps: Great Britain |url=https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/election-maps/gb/ |access-date=18 April 2025 |website= |publisher=Ordnance Survey}}</ref>
Benhall & Sternfield CofE Primary School has a central position in the village.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Benhall St Mary's Primary School |url=https://www.benhallschool.co.uk/ |access-date=2025-04-18 |website= |language=en}}</ref> An ex-servicemen's club provides a social hub.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Benhall And Sternfield Ex Servicemen & Village Club |url=https://www.benhallclub.uk/ |access-date=2025-04-18 |website= |language=en}}</ref>
The Church of England parish church, 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 Grade II* listed for its interior features.<ref>{{National Heritage List for England|num=1030902|desc=Church of St Mary|access-date=18 April 2025}}</ref> Today, the church is part of the Alde River Benefice, a group of seven churches in eight neighbouring villages.<ref>{{Cite web |title=St Mary's Church, Benhall |url=https://benhallstmaryschurch.co.uk/ |access-date=2025-04-18 |website= |language=}}</ref>
thumb|left|The ford over the River Fromus, south-east of Benhall Green
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==External links== * [https://benhallandsternfield-pc.gov.uk Benhall & Sternfield Parish Council] {{Commons category-inline}}
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Category:Civil parishes in Suffolk Category:East Suffolk (district) Category:Villages in Suffolk