Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 11 min4:36 am – 9:47 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 21 min8:27 am – 3:48 pm
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People7,422 residentsin the Ingleton & High Bentham census areaMedian age 53.63,449 households74% of homes owner-occupied50% owned outright9% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.4% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 3,588 in work, 33% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 12%, construction 12%Getting to work: 32% work from home, 57% go by car, 10% walk or cycle41% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages37% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C1,150 mm of rain a year, 34 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December45 days of air frost, 5 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksCastle Hillhill · under a mileMill Hillhill · under a mileMoorgarth Hallhistoric site · 2.8 miLeck Hallhistoric site · 2.8 miPecca Fallswaterfall · 3.2 miThornton Forcewaterfall · 3.3 miParks Woodwoodland · under a mileMill Woodwoodland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesBentham Golf Coursegolf course · 1.6 mi · 49 haBurrow Parkpark · 2.7 mi · 21 haWennington Greenpark · 2.5 miPhilip Harvey Playing Fieldplaying field · 1.6 miThe Greenpark · 4.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes135 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197018 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197644 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202612 mi away, Silverdale, LancashireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 2.2 · PM2.5 4.8 · PM10 6.9 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband49% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,895 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation90 m295 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 53 to 115 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCastleberg Hospital11 miGP surgeryBentham Medical Practice2.0 miPharmacyWell2.1 miDentistAshfield House Dental Practice2.0 miPolice stationNorth Yorkshire Police - Settle Police Station12 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food High Bentham2.1 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools1 primary, 2 specialPrimaryBentham Community Primary Schoolages 4-11, 147 pupils1.8 miSecondaryQueen Elizabeth Studio Schoolages 14-19, 329 pupils4.8 miCollegeLancaster and Morecambe College13.1 miUniversityUniversity of Lancaster13.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA40 miRailway stationBenthamHigh Bentham2.2 miBus stationBus StationLancaster City Centre13 miFerryHeysham Ferry Terminal17 miBus stops4 within a mileEV chargingRoam Charging StationCarnforth1.9 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LA6 postcode district.
