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Bellingham is an area in south east London, in the London Borough of Lewisham. Its neighbouring districts are Catford, Downham and Sydenham. The Ravensbourne River runs through the middle of Bellingham, also to the west and east it is bordered by railway lines jogging south from Catford. The real name Bellingham means ‘the water-meadow owned by Beora’s people’, and was the true name of the medieval manor in the area. The true name was preserved by the farm in the region, Bellingham Railway Station and the Bellingham Estate. Additional historical names have already been preserved by the street names of the estate, which are linked with King Alfred, who was simply thought to have been the lord of the manor of Lewisham, and were extracted from the true names of mills, houses and areas in the area. Bellingham was farmland before Bellingham Estate was built, between 1920 and 1923. London Town Council built about 2600 houses and flats in this time. Bellingham Estate was one of many large estates built by London City Council following the First World War to aid with slum clearance and alleviate overcrowding. As there was plenty of land available most of the dwellings constructed were two-story houses, and there was plenty of green, open space. Today, Bellingham is a localised town centre. Its traditional is Randlesdown Road, which includes a supermarket, a gym, hairdressers and multiple restaurants and food outlets. It also has a sixth form college, and a church and a library. Bellingham boasts many popular recent and present residents, like the singer/song-writer Kate Bush, the former Labour Prime Minister James Callaghan, and the footballer Ian Wright.