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Bellingham
St Dunstan's Church, Bellingham
BellinghamLocation within Greater London
Population	14,775 (2011 Census. Ward)
OS grid reference	TQ375715
London borough	Lewisham
Ceremonial county	Greater London
Region	London
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	LONDON
Postcode district	SE6
Dialling code	020
Police	Metropolitan
Fire	London
Ambulance	London
UK Parliament	Lewisham West and Penge
London Assembly	Greenwich and Lewisham
List of places UK England London 51°25′52″N 0°01′28″W / 51.4311°N 0.0245°W / 51.4311; -0.0245

Bellingham (/ˈbɛlɪŋəm/ BEL-ing-əm) is an area of south-east London, England, within the London Borough of Lewisham. It lies south of Catford, east of Sydenham and north of Beckenham, and is part of the Catford postal district (SE6).

History

According to author and historian Nick Barratt, there was certainly a Saxon community at Bellingham. In 10th-century Anglo-Saxon charters, the place is referred to as Beringaham and by 1198 the name had changed from starting with 'Ber' to 'Bel' through Norman influence. Some streets in Bellingham are named after the Saxon king Alfred the Great and his extended family: King Alfred Avenue, Elfrida Crescent and Arnulf Street.

The area was farmland for centuries, but the London County Council developed a cottage estate from 1919 to 1923 on the former Bellingham Farm, and was completed before World War II. The estate is bordered to the east and west by railway lines running south from Catford. Along the south it is bordered by Southend Lane, the A2218 main road. The River Ravensbourne runs through Bellingham, although it is either underground or part of a man-made section of the river. The Greenwich Prime Meridian passes to the east of Bellingham.

Amenities

Randlesdown Road serves as a mini 'High Street' for Bellingham providing a local supermarket, men's and women's hair dressers, dry cleaner, off licence, news agent, fish and chip shop, The Fellowship pub and cinema, various takeaways and a gym (situated on Bellingham playing fields). It is known for being a very multicultural area.

Bellingham Green is a hexagonal public park at the centre of the estate.

Transport

Bellingham railway station serves the area with services to Kentish Town (London Blackfriars off peak) via Catford and to Sevenoaks via Swanley. Bellingham is served by many Transport for London buses connecting it with areas including Beckenham, Biggin Hill, Bromley, Catford, Central London, Greenwich, Shoreditch, Camberwell, Bermondsey, Deptford, Elephant & Castle, Brockley, Lewisham, New Cross, Orpington, Peckham and Woolwich.

Pre-school and primary education

Pre-schools, nurseries and kindergartens include Kindergarten Forest Hill in Bellingham Green and Umbrella House Day Nursery. Primary schools in Bellingham include Athelney Primary School, St Augustines and Elfrida Primary School.

Image gallery

• Plaque showing former home of heavyweight boxing champion Henry Cooper at 120 Farmstead Road, Bellingham, London Borough of Lewisham
• Adolf Street in the Bellingham Estate which was constructed during Adolf Hitler's rise to power as leader of the German Nationalist Socialist Party

References

1. "Lewisham Ward population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
2. Barratt, Nick (2012). Greater London - The Story of the Suburbs. Vauxhall Bridge Road, London: Random House. p. 512. ISBN 9781847945327.
3. "Bellingham, Lewisham". hidden-london.com. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
4. Lewisham Archive https://boroughphotos.org/lewisham/bellingham-farm-7/
5. "Lower Sydenham and Bell Green Vision Study - Baseline Appraisal" (PDF). Lewisham London Borough Council. 18 December 2020. p. 13. Retrieved 3 October 2022.

v t e London Borough of Lewisham
Districts	Bell Green Bellingham Blackheath Brockley Catford Chinbrook Crofton Park Crystal Palace Deptford Downham Forest Hill Grove Park Hither Green Honor Oak Ladywell Lee Lewisham Lower Sydenham Mottingham New Cross Perry Vale Southend St Johns Sydenham Sydenham Hill Upper Sydenham Telegraph Hill
Attractions	Albany Theatre Broadway Theatre Brockley Jack Theatre The Den (Millwall Football Club) Deptford Market Horniman Museum Lewisham Shopping Centre Rivoli Ballroom St Paul's, Deptford Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance
Parks and open spaces	Beckenham Place Park Blythe Hill Fields Bridgehouse Meadows Brookmill Park Brookmill Road Local Nature Reserve Burnt Ash Pond Chinbrook Meadows Dacres Wood Deptford Park Downham Fields Downham Woodland Walk Folkestone Gardens Fordham Park Forster Memorial Park Grove Park Nature Reserve Hilly Fields Park Ladywell Fields Lewisham Park Manor House Gardens Mayow Park Mountsfield Park New Cross Gate Cutting Northbrook Park Pepys Park Sayes Court Sue Godfrey Nature Park Sydenham Wells Park
Constituencies	Lewisham West and Penge Lewisham East Lewisham Deptford
Rail stations	Beckenham Hill Bellingham Blackheath Brockley Catford Catford Bridge Crofton Park Deptford Deptford Bridge Elveson Road Forest Hill Grove Park Hither Green Honor Oak Park Ladywell Lewisham Lee Lower Sydenham New Cross New Cross Gate St Johns Sydenham
Other topics	Council Grade I and II* listed buildings People Public art Schools
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