English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Bendish

Early-attested site in the Parish of St Paul's Walden

Historical Forms

  • Beanedise 11th Gesta 14th
  • Benedis 1086 DB
  • Benedisse 1228 FF
  • Benedych 1248 Ass
  • Bendyshe 1433 Cassio
  • Bendisshegrene 1436 ib

Etymology

Bendish is Beanedise 11th (14th) Gesta, Benedis 1086 DB, Benedisse 1228FF , Benedych 1248Ass , Bendyshe 1433Cassio , Bendisshegrene 1436 ib. 'Enclosure for beans,' v. edisc and cf. Bendysh (PN Ess 513).