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

• Weather Forecast and Conditions for Bensley, North Chesterfield, Virginia - The Weather Channel | Weather.com The Weather Channel · Aug 10
• Bensley Joseph Miami Hurricanes · Sep 2
• Chesterfield opens new Bensley Elementary School building WTVR.com · Aug 5
• Bensley Elementary the latest in Chesterfield County school construction surge - Richmond Times-Dispatch Richmond Times-Dispatch · Aug 6
• Employees deliver donated school suppliers Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) (.mil) · Dec 11

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest Virginia headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

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

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🍽️ 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 · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🏞️ 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

🌤️ Current Weather

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Source: National Weather Service

🗺️ Map of Bensley

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