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Conditions are worth watching: heavy rain has fallen nearby (20.5 mm in the last 24 hours at Rainfall station). Keep an eye on updates if heavy rain continues.
Updated 2026-10-09 13:33:16 UTC · Official GOV.UK warnings · Flood preparation & help guide
Bentham is a civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, with a population of 3,027 at the 2011 Census. The parish includes the town High Bentham, occasionally known as Higher Bentham or just Bentham, and the older adjacent village Low Bentham.
Towns and villages near High Bentham with a page of their own: the homes in a flood risk area there, the nearest river gauges, and recorded floods.
Place names: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026. Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Two mapped watercourses are about the same distance from the middle of High Bentham's gauges: the River Wenning (about 20 m) and Lairgill Beck (about 20 m), so this page cannot say which one is nearer to you.
Distances along the river are from the point on each watercourse nearest the middle of High Bentham's gauges. From Ordnance Survey’s river map (OS Open Rivers), which leaves out small streams, ditches and culverts, so a nearer one may exist. This describes where water goes on the map; it says nothing about flooding at any address. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026.
High Bentham is monitored by 1 Environment Agency river level station on the River Wenning, in North Yorkshire. Water levels are updated every 15 minutes, providing real-time flood monitoring for the area.
The River Wenning is monitored by 1 station (Bentham Bridge). Each station records water levels continuously, with data synced to FloodRadar every 5 minutes.
There are 7 Environment Agency flood warning areas within 10km of High Bentham. When the EA issues a flood warning for any of these areas, it will appear on this page. These include: River Wenning at High Bentham, at Wenning Avenue, Mayfield Road, Riverside Caravan Park and the Sewage Works; River Wenning at High Bentham, Todhill, Wenning Avenue, Mayfield Road and Riverside Caravan Park; River Wenning at Low Bentham, Collingwood Drive, Mill Lane and Millers Ford; River Wenning at Low Bentham, Main St, Cedar House School, Punch Bowl Pub and Rose Cottages.
There are 5 storm overflows within 5km of High Bentham. 2 are currently discharging. Enable "Sewage" on the map above to see their locations.
Each has its own page of live status and past discharges:
If flooding is forecast in High Bentham, call Floodline on 0345 988 1188 for the latest information. Move valuables upstairs, turn off gas and electricity if safe to do so, and avoid walking or driving through flood water. Sign up for flood warnings on any station page above to receive email alerts when water levels rise. For emergency numbers, a preparation checklist and insurance guidance, see our flood help & preparation guide.
High Bentham gets about 1,268 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month December, 147 mm; driest April, 66 mm). That is close to the UK as a whole, which averages 1,163 mm a year. See the rain gauges →
A thirty-year average for the area, not a forecast and not a flood risk on its own. Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 (5 km grid), 1.5 km away. Average rainfall: HadUK-Grid v1.3.2, Met Office. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Floods whose mapped extent (EA Recorded Flood Outlines) reached within ~5 km of the town centre — most recent first. These are records of mapped extents, not a full list of floods. See them on the map →
Records, not floods: no outline on the record is not evidence a place has not flooded.
Current verdict: Watch. Conditions are worth watching: heavy rain has fallen nearby (20.5 mm in the last 24 hours at Rainfall station). Keep an eye on updates if heavy rain continues.
High Bentham has river level monitoring on River Wenning — 1 monitoring station in total.
Use the GOV.UK Check for Flooding service (check-for-flooding.service.gov.uk) or call Floodline on 0345 988 1188 (24 hours). You can also set up free FloodRadar email or browser alerts from any station page above.
Follow official advice: move valuables and vehicles to safety, never walk or drive through flood water, turn off gas and electricity if safe, and check on vulnerable neighbours. See our flood preparation guide at floodradar.co.uk/flood-help.
Yes — the Environment Agency's Recorded Flood Outlines dataset shows 4 recorded flood extents around the town centre since 1703, most recently in 2020. That is a count of mapped extents, not of separate floods. Records, not floods: no outline on the record is not evidence a place has not flooded. See the flood history link below.
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