In the 19thC and 20thC Bendings moved out of Devon to London and the growing industrial towns such as Cardiff and Northampton . In 1851 70% of Bendings lived in Devon, by 1881 45%, 1901 36% and 1996 20%.
Information is from the 1851, 1881, 1901 Censuses, the 1996 Electoral Roll, and in the South West distribution map, from Archer Software
Table of distribution
Maps for each source
Map showing dispersal 1851 - 1996
Bending distribution in the South West - 1881