When Berkeley County was settled, Bedington was one of the first of the areas that were settled within the county. Originally this area was part of Spottsylvania County, Virginia. Rich in Sulpher and salt deposits, Bedington would gain its affectionate nickname still very much in use today of The Great Lick.
The first Presbyterian church was established in Bedington in 1737, and a ferry was in operation to transport people into Bedington from Philadelphia.
By the year 1812, the first school had been established in Bedington, and a few years later the first Methodist Church was established near that school.
The unincorporated hamlet of Bedington takes its name from a Major Henry Bedinger who purchaed The Lick Plantation in 1816. He tore down the existing mill that had been built there and built a new – and still existing to this day large stone grist mill.
Bedington was also a popular area for soldiers from both sides of the Civil war to camp out. In 1873 Bedington would see itself become rail travel enabled.