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Hungry Bentley is an abandoned village and civil parish in the Derbyshire Dales district between Uttoxeter and Derby. The site is a scheduled monument〔 and has been called the best "depopulated settlement" in Derbyshire.〔 The name ''Bentley'' is said to mean a clearing with bent grass. The more unusual appellation of "Hungry" is said to refer to the poor quality of the land and the local inhabitants' poor food.〔 ==History== Hungry Bently was mentioned in the Domesday book as belonging to Henry de Ferrers〔Henry de Ferrers held a considerable number of manors including a large number in Derbyshire given to him by the King. These included Barrow upon Trent, Chellaston, Etwall, Markeaton, Normanton and Swarkestone.〕 and was worth eleven shillings〔''Domesday Book: A Complete Translation''. London: Penguin, 2003. ISBN 0-14-143994-7 p. 746〕
In Domesday, the place was just called ''Bentley'' which is said to mean a place where there is bent grass. The added word "Hungry" is considered to refer to the poor quality of the land and the local inhabitants' poor food. "Hungry" makes sure that this Bentley is not confused with other villages called Bentley, such as Fenny Bentley, which is very close.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 What's in a name? Derbyshire's places give up their secrets )〕 After the Ferrers the place was owned by the Blounts, then Lord Mountjoy and then the Browne family. At some point the manor came to be owned by the Bentley family. Edward Bentley of Hungry Bentley was tried at the Old Bailey on a charge of high treason (being a catholic) and convicted in 1586.〔 In 1801 the settlement had about 80 residents living in ten dwellings. Edward Wilmot had purchased the manor from the Bentley family.〔 In 1817 it was the property of Sir Robert Wilmot Bart of Chaddesden and Bentley Hall had become Bentley Hall farmhouse, occupied by Daniel Oakden, yeoman farmer, father of Australian explorer John Jackson Oakden. By 1857, the whole of the manor had been transferred to Sir Sacheveral Wilmot, although it was noted that a small portion of land was excluded. That land was owned by the Rev. German Buckston of Bradbourne Hall. This land known as ''Boothey Hay Flats'' had been rented in 1686 for 1000 years at ten pounds a year. This rent had been converted to a freehold in 1829 for the payment of £67 and ten shillings. In 1872 the village was included in a description of the parish of Longford. The "liberty" of Hungry Bentley was said to be in the possession of Lord Vernon and it was noted that there "used to be a chapel here". It is unknown as to why the village lost its population but the poor agriculture, a move away from arable farming, a change in climate and the black death have been all been considered as possible reasons. The site was identified by the County of Derbyshire in 1956 as a scheduled monument. It is now scheduled as of national importance (Ref No. 29935).〔 The similar village of Wharram Percy in Yorkshire is now thought to have been abandoned for economic reasons. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hungry Bentley」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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