▁neighb ours ▁of ▁Dor ridge ▁and ▁Know le ▁from ▁the ▁B irmingham ▁con urb ation . ▁It ▁falls ▁in ▁the ▁Mer iden ▁G ap ▁and ▁histor ically ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁War wick shire . ▁It ▁is ▁ 1 2 5 ▁metres ▁( 4 0 0   ft ) ▁above ▁sea - level , ▁located ▁on ▁the ▁Mid lands ▁Pl ate au . ▁The ▁village ▁shares ▁the ▁B 9 3 ▁post code ▁with ▁its ▁larger ▁neighbour ▁Dor ridge . ▁ ▁Fe atures ▁There ▁is ▁a ▁relatively ▁large ▁amount ▁of ▁green ▁space ▁to ▁be ▁found ▁in ▁Bent ley ▁He ath , ▁with ▁the ▁park , ▁Bent ley ▁He ath ▁School ▁fields ▁and ▁various ▁small ▁gre ens ▁d otted ▁around ▁the ▁resident ial ▁roads . ▁In ▁the ▁village ▁itself ▁is ▁the ▁a for ement ioned ▁C ▁of ▁E ▁school , ▁a ▁but ch ers , ▁a ▁Co - Oper ative ▁store , ▁a ▁car pet ▁shop , ▁a ▁Post ▁Office ▁and ▁a ▁newspaper ▁shop . ▁There ▁is ▁a ▁Beaut icians , ▁a ▁hair ▁sal on ▁a ▁Ca fe ▁and ▁an ▁Indian ▁R estaur ant , ▁plus ▁a ▁F ruit ▁and ▁Veg ▁Gro c ery ▁shop ▁in ▁the ▁village ▁centre ▁and ▁an ▁Edward ▁VII ▁pill ar ▁box ▁situated ▁under ▁a ▁large ▁o ak ▁tree ▁next ▁to ▁the ▁bus ▁stop . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Ear liest ▁existence ▁It ▁is ▁likely ▁that ▁the ▁He ath ▁was ▁first ▁inhab ited ▁in ▁Ang lo ▁Sax on ▁times . ▁The ▁Dom es day ▁Book ▁records ▁the ▁land ▁as ▁belonging ▁to ▁T urch