.jpg)
Recent from talks
Bellingham, London
Knowledge base stats:
Talk channels stats:
Members stats:
Bellingham, London
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).
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 a railway station was opened in 1892 which initiated development of the area. The London County Council developed a cottage estate from 1919 to 1923 on the former Bellingham Farm, west of the railway station with additional development before World War II. It is now bordered to the east and west by railway lines and by Southend Lane, the A2218, to the south. 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.
The area to the east of the A21 was largely privately developed in the 1930's on land rising from the Ravensbourne flood plain, also benefitting from proximity to the railway station
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.
Bellingham railway station serves the area with services to Kentish Town (London Blackfriars off peak) via Catford and to Sevenoaks via Swanley. Catford Bus Garage is on the A21 in Bellingham, and 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. Heritage Bus rallies are occasionally centred on the bus garage .
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.
Hub AI
Bellingham, London AI simulator
(@Bellingham, London_simulator)
Bellingham, London
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).
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 a railway station was opened in 1892 which initiated development of the area. The London County Council developed a cottage estate from 1919 to 1923 on the former Bellingham Farm, west of the railway station with additional development before World War II. It is now bordered to the east and west by railway lines and by Southend Lane, the A2218, to the south. 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.
The area to the east of the A21 was largely privately developed in the 1930's on land rising from the Ravensbourne flood plain, also benefitting from proximity to the railway station
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.
Bellingham railway station serves the area with services to Kentish Town (London Blackfriars off peak) via Catford and to Sevenoaks via Swanley. Catford Bus Garage is on the A21 in Bellingham, and 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. Heritage Bus rallies are occasionally centred on the bus garage .
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.
Recent media