Bendish

For other uses, see Bendish (disambiguation).

Bendish is a hamlet located in the parish of St Paul's Walden in Hertfordshire.^[1][2] In the 18th century, Bendish was a small town.^{[citation needed]} It is about 3 miles east of Luton, 5 miles south of Hitchin and 4.5 miles north of Harpenden. Many services such as the grocers, the 3 pubs and the Church have all closed.

Bendish
Part of the village green at Bendish
Bendish Location within Hertfordshire
Population	57
OS grid reference	TL165215
Civil parish	St Paul's Walden
District	North Hertfordshire
Shire county	Hertfordshire
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	HITCHIN
Postcode district	SG4
Dialling code	01438
Police	Hertfordshire
Fire	Hertfordshire
Ambulance	East of England
UK Parliament	Hitchin and Harpenden
List of places UK England Hertfordshire 51.879°N 0.308°W / 51.879; -0.308

Bendish is not a nucleated hamlet, due to the effects of rural to urban migration through the unemployment of residents as of the result of mechanisation. Farmers' houses were knocked down, leading to the somewhat staggered placing of the current houses today. There is no longer an active telephone box, but a post box is still in operation.