Bensley, Virginia

About Bensley

Set in the central part of Virginia, Bensley is a small unincorporated community.

Bensley holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 2.88 square miles.

📰 Bensley News Today

• Bensley, VA Simulated Weather Radar Map WeatherBug · Aug 17
• 7101 Bensley Commons Ln Unit 7101, North Chesterfield, VA 23237 Realtor.com · Aug 9
• Bensley Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 25
• Bensley-Bermuda Volunteer Rescue Squad donates medical equipment to first responders in Ukraine wtvr.com · Jan 18
• 200302-D-YB435-1004 dla.mil · Dec 3

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Bensley Unique

• The only place in America named Bensley — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Part of the fabric of Virginia — one of 688 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Easy reach of Richmond (6 mi) — commute to the city, live where it's calm.

📍 Neighborhoods in Bensley

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Bensley

• Lucky Chinese Restaurant — chinese
• Mariscos El Barco — peruvian
• Portabella's — italian
• Ronnie's BBQ — barbecue
• China Taste — chinese

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Bensley

• Bensley Park reviews ★
• Falling Creek Ironworks reviews ★
• Falling Creek Linear Park reviews ★
• Falling Creek Park reviews ★
• Falling Creek Wayside Park reviews ★
• Gates Mill Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Bensley

• Bensley Elementary
• Falling Creek Middle

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Bensley

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