| Country: | England |
| Official Name: | Bendish |
| Static Image Name: | Part of the village green, Bendish, St Pauls Walden (geograph 6194614).jpg |
| Static Image Caption: | Part of the village green at Bendish |
| Coordinates: | 51.879°N -0.308°W |
| Civil Parish: | St Paul's Walden |
| Population: | 57 |
| Shire District: | North Hertfordshire |
| Shire County: | Hertfordshire |
| Region: | East of England |
| Constituency Westminster: | Hitchin and Harpenden |
| Post Town: | HITCHIN |
| Postcode District: | SG4 |
| Postcode Area: | SG |
| Dial Code: | 01438 |
| Os Grid Reference: | TL165215 |
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. 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 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.